chemistry of the environment

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8.1-8.3
__ of energy in sunlight reaches ...,
Carbohydrates 2,
Photosynthesis equation 3
45  cards
8.4-8.6
What makes up oil 1,
Oil saturated vs aromatic 2,
Saturated oil 3
41  cards
fossil fuels (in class)
Stores of carbon 1,
How is carbon stored in biomass 2,
How is carbon stored in the atmos...
24  cards
6.1-6.3
What drives weather and climate 1,
__ of sun s rays are reflected ba...,
Albedo 3
28  cards
6.4
What types of molecules trap heat 1,
999 of molecules in atmosphere do...,
2 molecular requirements for ir a...
43  cards
6.7-6.9
What are the factors that lead to...,
Which human activities contribute...,
What are the major pools of carbo...
28  cards
3.1-3.7: air pollution
6 air pollutants in need of contr...,
Radon 2,
Co peak emissions us 1970 3
52  cards
in class notes
0  cards
4.1-4.3: Nitrogen Oxides, Ozone, and Gasoline:
Controlling factor in chemistry o...,
Oxygen is avid for 2,
Oxygen has the __ electronegativi...
41  cards
4.4-4.5: Chain Reactions & Photochemistry
Free radicals 1,
Are free radical highly reactive 2,
How do free radicals gain stabili...
33  cards
4.6: photochemical smog
Classic location example for phot...,
When does photochemical smog form 2,
Smog 3
4  cards
5.1-5.2: stratospheric ozone shield
Ozone 1,
Without ozone life wouldn t have ...,
Cl chlorine 3
16  cards
5.3: Ultraviolet Radiation Damage
What are the effects of uv radiat...,
What wavelengths of light are abs...,
How does uv light damage molecule...
11  cards
5.4-5.5: UV-radiation damage
The conversion of o3 o2 is 1,
The conversion of o2 o3 is 2,
Where does the energy come from t...
14  cards
5.6: Polar Ozone Destruction
When is the antarctic o3 layer th...,
What causes the thinning of the o...,
What is the role of polar stratos...
10  cards
13.1: Unique Properties of Water
Water has the __ boiling and melt...,
Increase in boiling point is asso...,
Cohesive energy 3
34  cards
13.2-13.3
The bonds between a cation and an...,
Water molecules can strongly solv...,
Anions 3
32  cards

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