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Reducing smog is a mixture of :

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Reducing (classical/London) smog is a mixture of smoke, fog and \(SO_2\); photochemical smog is oxidising.
Updated On: Nov 4, 2026
  • Smoke, fog and \(\mathrm{O_3}\)
  • Smoke, fog and \(\mathrm{N_2O_3}\)
  • Smoke, fog and \(\mathrm{CH_2=CH-CHO}\)
  • Smoke, fog and \(\mathrm{SO_2}\)
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The Correct Option is D

Solution and Explanation

Classical smog occurs in cool humid climates and contains smoke + fog + sulphur dioxide. \(SO_2\) is a reducing agent, so it is called reducing smog.
Photochemical (oxidising) smog contains \(O_3\), PAN, acrolein (\(CH_2=CHCHO\)), \(NO_x\) and hydrocarbons, so options (1) and (3) belong to it.
Answer: (4) Smoke, fog and \(SO_2\)
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