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What Causes the Smell After Rain? (2019x109)
Fecha de emisión: Abr 28, 2019
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There are three primary sources of smells that commonly occur after rain. The first, the “clean” smell, in particular after a heavy thunderstorm, is caused by ozone. Ozone (scientifically known as trioxygen due to the fact that it is comprised of three oxygen atoms) is notably pungent and has a very sharp smell that is often described as similar to that of chlorine.
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Sources:
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF00988190#page-1
http://www.livescience.com/37648-good-smells-rain-petrichor.html
http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2013/04/what-makes-rain-smell-so-good/
http://news.brown.edu/pressreleases/2007/09/origin-soil-scented-geosmin
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/questions/question/2722/
http://www.wordsmith.org/words/petrichor.html
http://io9.com/what-really-causes-that-amazing-after-the-rain-smell-1167869568
http://www.scientificamerican.com/art
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