Application of Collision Theory	Chemistry 3202	Name:______________

1.	When does SMOG form?___________________________________________________

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2.	What is the proper name for smog?____________________________________

3.	What causes smog?_______________________________________________________

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4.	What chemicals are in Smoggy air?___________________________________________

5.	Which component of smog is most dangerous at ground level? ____________________

6.	Use the mechanism given for the production of ozone to identify:

a) reaction intermediates ________________________________________________

b) the catalyst ________________________________

7.	Use the above mechanism to write the overall equation for the production of ozone.

8.	List three hazards of ground level ozone.

9.	What part of an automobile can reduce the catalysts for ozone production and unburned hydrocarbons from the exhaust?________________________________________

10.	List 3 catalysts found in a catalytic converter. ___________________________________

11.	The mechanism occurs inside a catalytic conveter to reduce NO and CO levels.

a) Identify the reaction intermediates____________________________________

b) Write the overall equation

12.	What design is used inside a catalytic converter to maximize surface area?____________

13.	Leaded gasoline, banned in 1990, was used because it reduced engine _____________

14.	Lead in gasoline lowered the efficiency of catalytic converters by binding to or covering the catalysts thereby reducing ___________________.

15.	What does MTBE represent? ______________________________________________

16.	MTBE is used in gasoline because it provides more ___________________ for combustion.

17.	MTBE is controversial because it is thought to be a _______________ causing agent.

http://www.cbhs.k12.nf.ca/adrianyoung/smog.ppt

http://www.ed.gov.nl.ca/edu/k12/curriculum/guides/science/chem3202/app_a.pdf

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