Another component of acid rain is nitric acid, which forms when NO2, also a pollutant, reacts with oxygen and water according to the simplified equation 4NO2(g)+O2(g)+2H2O(l) → 4HNO3(aq) The generation of the electricity used in a medium-sized home produces about 16 kg of NO2 per year. Assuming that there is adequate O2 and H2O, what mass of HNO3, in kg, can form from this amount of NO2 pollutant? Express the mass to two significant figures and include the appropriate units.

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Another component of acid rain is nitric acid, which forms when NO2, also a pollutant, reacts with oxygen and water according to the simplified equation

4NO2(g)+O2(g)+2H2O(l) → 4HNO3(aq)

The generation of the electricity used in a medium-sized home produces about 16 kg of NO2 per year.

Assuming that there is adequate O2 and H2O, what mass of HNO3, in kg, can form from this amount of NO2 pollutant?
Express the mass to two significant figures and include the appropriate units.
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