Nighttime loss of NOx in the lower troposphere proceeds by: NO + O3 --> NO2 +O2 (1) NO2 + O3 --> NO3 + O2 (2) NO2 + NO3 + M <--> N2O5 +M (3) N2O5 --> 2HNO3 (in aerosol H2O) (4)    Let NO3* represent the chemical family composed of NO3 and N2O5, ie, [NO3*]=[NO3]+[N2O5]. Calculate the lifetime of NO3* at night.

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 Nighttime loss of NOx in the lower troposphere proceeds by:

NO + O3 --> NO2 +O2 (1)
NO2 + O3 --> NO3 + O2 (2)
NO2 + NO3 + M <--> N2O5 +M (3)
N2O5 --> 2HNO3 (in aerosol H2O) (4) 

 

Let NO3* represent the chemical family composed of NO3 and N2O5, ie,
[NO3*]=[NO3]+[N2O5]. Calculate the lifetime of NO3* at night. 

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The nighttime loss of NOx in the lower troposphere proceeds through a series of reactions as given:

  1. NO + O3 → NO2 + O2
  2. NO2 + O3 → NO3 + O2
  3. NO2 + NO3 + M ⇌ N2O5 + M
  4. N2O5 → 2HNO3 (in aerosol H2O)

Let [NO]0 and [NO2]0 be the initial concentrations of NO and NO2, respectively. Let [NO3*]0 be the initial concentration of NO3* (i.e., [NO3*]0 = [NO3]0 + [N2O5]0).

 
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