Test 1 Flashcards

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Which substance is not considered to be an air pollutant

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N2

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Of 5 major gaseous components of air, which is the only 1 to vary significantly in concentration from place to place from day to day

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Water vapor

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The 2 main products if the combustion gasoline in an automobile engine are

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Water and carbon dioxide

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3
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What Pollutant is present in air as particulate matter?

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Spot

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Which color as used in the air quality index, warns that the level if a pollutant is hazardous the most dangerous level?

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Maroon

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5
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Substance is an element (NO2/NaCl/ N2

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N2

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Ozone is considered an air pollutant in the —- but is a valuable protective layer in the —–

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Troposphere , stratosphere

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A —- is a fixed number of atoms held together by chemical bonds in a certain spatial arrangement

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Molecule?

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8
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Chemical symbol for salt

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Ag

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Except in the case of hydrocarbons when naming virtually all compounds made up of 2 elements the 2nd element mentioned

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Ends in IDE

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Which pollutant are you more likely to encounter in dangerous concentrations indoor rather than outdoors?

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Carbon monoxide

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Pollutants can be detected by their odors

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O3 SOx NOx

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12
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Chemical can not be detected by their odors

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Co

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13
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Catalytic converters reduce the amount of —in car exhaust

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Co

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14
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Are examples of technological advances that have reduced air pollution?

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Paint with reduced voc, burning gasoline in leaf blowers

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When assessing the risk of air pollutant which does not play a role on considering someone’s exposure to the pollutant

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The toxicity of the pollutant

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Not a mixture

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Sodium chloride

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17
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Distinguishes the atoms of 1 element from another

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of protons

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18
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Which region of ultraviolet spectrum absorbed least by atmosphere

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Ozone layer is found

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Stratosphere

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Light behaves like

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Both particle and a wave

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In the periodic table which elements typically have similar properties

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Those in the same column

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Isotopes of an element have the same # of —- but different # of

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Protons, neutrons

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Free radicals are

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Highly reactive chemical species, species with unpaired electrons, spieces such as H & OH

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WUKF FM transmits at 93.5 MHZ what is the wavelength of the electromagnetic radiation that carries the stations signal
3.21m
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Results of Montreal protocol
Greatly reduced production of CFC, increased production of alternatives to CFCs, recycling of CFC
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Montreal protocol is a
Treaty to reduce the amount of CFCs produced in the world
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What is special about the s. Pole vs the N. Pole that leads to ozone depletion at the s. Pole
Polar stratosphere clouds from almost exclusively at the s pole
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Stratospheric ozone is destroyed and formed at the same rate
Above the equator and above the Antarctic in it's early form
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The o2 molecules break apart @ lower wavelength that the o3 molecule. What is the main reason?
The average bond in o2 is shorter and stronger than the o3
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Part if the chapman cycle in the stratosphere
Ozone is removed by an interaction with uv radiation, ozone reacts with oxygen atoms to form oxygen molecules
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In earths atmosphere where is the ozone layer
Stratosphere
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Uv b radiation has a frequency of approximately 17 s -1 what is the energy if a photon of this light
6.73x 10-17
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Relationship between stratosphere levels of atomic chlorine and ozone
As chlorine increases ozone decreases
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Nucleus of an atom contain
Protons and neutrons only
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Chapman cycle, ozone formation depends upon a sufficient concentration of oxygen atoms. Which step in the chapman cycle produces oxygen atoms?
Absorption of light ( <= 242 nm) by oxygen molecules
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Elements in the same column of the periodic table in the groups labeled a a tend to have similar chemical & physical properties
Outer valence electrons
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Mass #of an isotope of an element is the
Sum of the # of it's protons and neutrons
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Chlorofluorocarbon rises to the stratosphere
Interacts with uv energy to produce free radicals that destroy ozone
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Increasing wavelength of light gases in this
Ultralight>viable> infared
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Atomic number is the
Number of protons in a nucleus
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In reference to waves frequency is the
Number of waves passing a fixed point in 1 sec
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The goal of Montreal protocol in 1987 was to
Reduce the amount of new production of Chlorofluorocarbon in developed countries, recycle existing Chlorofluorocarbon rather than release them into the air, encourage research into substitutes for Chlorofluorocarbon
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Speed of light air
Is independent of the wavelength and frequency of light
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Decreased stratosphere ozone concentration may led to
Increased incidences of melanoma, harm to young marine life, an increased occur acne of cataracts
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What is the role of polar stratosphere clouds (PSCs) on the destruction of ozone?
Chemical reactions occur on the clouds that convert molecules that do no damage to those that deplet ozone