Dinitrogen and dioxygen the main constituents of air do not react with each other in atmosphere to form oxides of nitrogen because

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The reaction  is highly endothermic ().

At atmospheric conditions (room temperature), there is insufficient energy to overcome the very high activation energy required to break the strong  triple bond (945 kJ/mol) and the  double bond.

The reaction only occurs at very high temperatures (e.g., during lightning or in car engines).

Answer: Option (4)

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