How NO2 and OH Combine (IMAGE)

California Institute of Technology

How NO2 and OH Combine

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Nitrogen dioxide and the hydroxyl radical combine in the atmosphere to make either nitric acid or peroxynitrous acid; the so-called branching ratio of these two chemicals is important in models of ozone production.

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Caltech/Mitchio Okumura

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