At high temperatures—for example, in a combustion process—nitrogen and oxygen in air can react to form nitrous oxide, 

Starting with air (79 mol % nitrogen and 21 mol % oxygen), compute the equilibrium concentrations of all the oxides of nitrogen at atmospheric pressure over the temperature range from 1000 to 2000 K. [The oxides of nitrogen are referred to collectively as NO_x compounds, and are smog-forming air pollutants.]

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nitric oxide, N₂ + O2 = N₂O N2 + O2 2NO and/or nitrogen dioxide, N₂ +02= NO₂