JEE Main202315 Apr 2023Morning ShiftChemistryEnvironmental ChemistryActual
The possibility of photochemical smog formation will be minimum at
Options
- ASrinagar, Jammu and Kashmir in January
- BKolkata in October
- CMumbai in May
- DNew-Delhi in August (Summer)
Correct answer
A. Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir in January
Step-by-step solution
Photochemical smog is a mixture of pollutants that are formed when nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) react to sunlight, creating a brown haze above cities. It tends to occur more often in summer, because that is when we have the most sunlight. The average temperature of Kashmir in January is estimated to be - 3 . 6 ° C in Srinagar, - 11 . 8 ° C in Pahalgam, and - 10 . 4 ° C in Gulmarg as their minimum temperatures.