Ozone is a reactive gas that has been associated with respiratory illness and decreased lu...

Ozone is a reactive gas that has been associated with respiratory illness and decreased lung function. The following reactions are involved in ozone formation [D. Allen and D. Shonnard, Green Engineering (Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2002)].

NO2 is primarily generated by combustion in the automobile engine.

(a) Show that the steady-state concentration of ozone is directly proportional to NO2 and inversely proportional to NO.

(b) Derive an equation for the concentration of ozone solely in terms of the initial concentrations CNOO, CNO2,0 , and O3,0 and the rate law parameters.

(c) In the absence of NO and N02, the rate law for ozone generation is

Suggest a mechanism.

(d) List ways you can work this problem incorrectly.

(e) How could you make this problem more difficult?