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The nitrogen oxides are common pollutants generated by the internal combustion engines and power plants. a) The bond energy in NO is 632 kJ/mol and that of each N-O bond in NO2 is 469 kJ/mol. Using Lewis structures explain the difference in bond energies between the two structures and the fact that the two bonds in NO2 have the same bond energy. b) When NO in the smog reacts with NO2, a bond forms between the two N atoms. Draw a Lewis structure of the product and indicate the formal charge on each atom. c) Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction of the product from (b) with water to produce an acid. Name this acid. d) Determine for each structure which structure is favored by formal charge considerations. e) If 4.05 g of product from (b) reacts with water as in (c) to produce 1.00 L of acidic solution, what is the concentration of the acid?