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Wavelengths Flashcards

(28 cards)

1
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Atmospheres lowest to highest:

A

troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

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2
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Factors in risk assessment for air pollutants?

A

toxicity and exposure

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3
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Carbon monoxide

A

silent killer

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4
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ozone froms from

A

oxygen atom and oxygen molecule

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5
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there is a _____ of ozone in the stratosphere

A

dynamic steady state

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6
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speed of light dependent on

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wavelength and frequency

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7
Q

DNA is damaged by

A

UV light <320 nm

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8
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What contributes to the ozone hole?

A

chlorofluorocarbons

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9
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Stratospheric levels of atomic chlorine and ozone are _____ proportional

A

inversely

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10
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List the wavelengths weakest to strongest

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radio wave, microwave, infrared, visible, UV, x-ray, gamma

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11
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Which process plays the most important role in the greenhouse effect?

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energy radiated by earth being absorbed by atmosphere

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12
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ionic bond is between a

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metal and nonmetal

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13
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molecular bond is between a

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nonmetal and nonmetal

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14
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groups on the periodic table are

A

columns

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15
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periods on the periodic table are

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horizontal

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16
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two left groups are, left to right:

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alkali metals and alkali earth metals

17
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four right groups are, right to left:

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noble gases, halogens, chalcogens, pnictogens

18
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to get from the mass of a sample to the number of moles,

A

divide by formula weight

19
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to get from the number of atoms/molecules to the number of moles,

A

divide by avogadro’s. number

20
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a mole is

A

the number of carton atoms in twelve grams of carbon 12

21
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atomic mass, or the mass number, is

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the weight of an atom determined by the sum of the protons and neutrons in an atom

22
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atomic mass is

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the weighted average mass of the atoms in a naturally ocuring sample of the element

23
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molecular mass is

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the mass of a mole of an element expressed in grams

24
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How to express molecular mass from atomic mass?

A

express atomic mass and in grams

25
Calculate the molecular mass of a covalent compound
add together the atomic mass/mass numbers of the elements
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tetrahedral geometry
four electron pairs
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trigonal bipyramidal geometry
five electron pairs
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octahedral geometry
six electron pairs