@ashwinvis Black carbon is also known as soot and it is a particle tha has a graphitic-like structure formed by pyrolisis and nucleation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
Brown carbon are simpler organic structures that are able to absorb radiation too but not as much as BC.
Both species are formed by incomplete combustion.
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