Register
Why is it possible to detect the pungent odor of ozone after a lightning storm?
100k views
3 votes
Why is it possible to detect the pungent odor of ozone after a lightning storm?

User Mohammad Rabi
by
7.6k points

1 Answer

3 votes
Energy from lightning or from an electrical are associated with a transformer can cause oxygen molecules in the air to split from oxygen atoms. The oxygen atoms then react with oxygen molecules to produce ozone.
User Sxingfeng
by
7.1k points
Ask a Question
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.5m questions

12.2m answers

Other Questions

Which of the objects is living or nonliving: Bacteria, virus, moss, you, a lemon seed, the air, bread, lettuce and rocks?
Why aren't all minerals gemstones?
Two methods of active transport
How can paleontologists help us understand the past
Vesicles that contain a cells digestive enzymes are called ?
Link Copied!