Answer:
The nitrogen dioxide is considered to be an intermediate.
Explanation:
The nitrogen dioxide is considered to be an intermediate.
The reaction occurs in the following two step pathway:
Step 1: [tex]O_3 + NO\rightarrow NO_2 + O_2[/tex]..[1]
Step 2: [tex]NO_2 + O\rightarrow NO + O_2[/tex]..[2]
Over all reaction :
[1] + [2] :
[tex]O_3+O\rightarrow 2O_2[/tex]
The nitrogen dioxide is considered to be an intermediate because its serving as a product in reaction occurring in step 1 and reactant in in reaction occurring in step 2. Also it do not appear in overall reaction of the process.