Nitrogen oxide

Nitrogen oxide may refer to a binary compound of oxygen and nitrogen, or a mixture of such compounds:

Charge-neutral

Anions

Cations

Atmospheric sciences

In atmospheric chemistry:

  • NO
    x
    (or NOx) refers to the sum of NO and NO2.[1][2]
  • NO
    y
    (or NOy) = the sum of all oxidized atmospheric odd-nitrogen species (e.g. NOx + HNO3 + HNO2 + etc.)
  • NO
    z
    (or NOz) = NOy − NOx

See also

References

  1. United States Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7602
  2. Seinfeld, John H.; Pandis, Spyros N. (1997), Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics: From Air Pollution to Climate Change, Wiley-Interscience, ISBN 0-471-17816-0
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