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The primary reaction at high temperature is:

N2 + O2 --> 2NO (nitric oxide)

Note that nitric oxide is rapidly oxidized in air to nitrogen dioxide (the brown gas that is prevalent in smog) by the reaction:

2 NO + O2 → 2 NO2

When dissolved into water (such as rain), nitric oxide reacts to form Nitrous acid by the reaction:

4 NO + O2 + 2 H2O → 4 HNO2

and nitrogen dioxide can also react with water to form Nitric acid by the reaction:

3 NO2 + H2O → 2 HNO3 + NO.

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