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Q: Is formed in the atmosphere when chemicals called volatile organic compounds VOCs and nitrogen dioxide NO2 are acted upon by sunlight?
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What is formed in the atmosphere when chemicals called volatile organic compound and nitrogen dioxide are acted upon by sunlight?

The products of these reactions are supposed to be contaminants of the atmosphere and possible causes of respiratory diseases.


Where does plants get nitrogen?

when animals eat plants,they get nitrogen compounds that their bodies need.plants do not make these nitrogen compounds. so from where do plants get their nitrogen compounds/ from the air


A type of pollution that forms when nitrogen and carbon compounds are exposed to sunlight is called?

photochemical smog


Scientific name for the smog that is produced when reacts with sunlight?

Ozone results from air and sunlight, and is increased greatly with the presence of oxides of nitrogen, among other chemicals.


A cell that can capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food from inorganic compounds?

It is a Photoheterotroph.


What effect does sunlight have on Titan's atmosphere?

Sunlight interacts with the methane on Titan and induces chemical reactions that produce a variety of other carbon-hydrogen compounds, or hydrocarbons.


What is an autotrough?

Organism that can capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce their own food from inorganic compounds. They are also called producers.


Why cant you see the surface of Titan?

Titan has methane in its air so sunlight breaks down the methane and forms other chemicals. Those chemicals create layers of haze in Titan's atmosphere which causes of to not see its surface.


What three poluntants react in the presence of sunlight to produce ozone?

Nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds are the three pollutants that react in the presence of sunlight to produce ozone. They are also called the ozone precursors.


Is 'P A N' a secondary pollutant?

No, "PAN" (peroxyacetyl nitrate) is not a primary pollutant; it is a type of secondary pollutant formed through chemical reactions of primary pollutants like volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) in the atmosphere. PAN is a photochemical smog component formed in the presence of sunlight.


What is fertiliser used for?

Plants do need nutrients beyond H2O, CO2, and sunlight ... mostly various minerals and "fixed nitrogen" ... that means nitrogen compounds rather than nitrogen gas. Fertilizer is an attempt to supply those needs faster than nature would do it on her own.


What can synthesize organic compounds from inorganic compounds and sunlight?

Autotrophs