What is the chemical structure for Smoke ?
If you're talking about smoke from a wood fire: The constituents of (things that make up) wood is mostly comprised (made up) of the compund: \[C_{10} H_{15} O_7\] This means it is 10 parts Carbon, 15 parts Hydrogen, and 7 parts Oxygen Adding heat produces the equation: \[6C_{10} H_{15} O_7 \rightarrow C_{50} H_{10}+10CH_2 O\] (Note that this is not balanced: I've omitted (left out) some boring by-products) Which means that, in the presence of heat, wood produces char and a certain gassy substance. This gassy substance then promptlyl undergoes the reaction with the oxygen (gas) in the air: \[CH_2 O+O_2\rightarrow H_2 O + CO_2 + CO + C + N_2\] Which is what we see. So in answer to your question, smoke is comprised of water carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, carbon (solid, particles) and nitrogen gas
What about the Smoke coming from those Cars ?
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