APES Chem Review

Question 1

C

Answer 1

Carbon

Question 2

S

Answer 2

Sulfur

Question 3

U

Answer 3

Uranium

Question 4

Cl2

Answer 4

Chlorine

Question 5

O2

Answer 5

Oxygen

Question 6

N2

Answer 6

Nitrogen

Question 7

H2

Answer 7

Hydrogen

Question 8

P

Answer 8

Phosphorus

Question 9

NO3-1

Answer 9

Nitrate

Question 10

SO4-2

Answer 10

Sulfate

Question 11

NH3

Answer 11

Ammonia

Question 12

NOx

Answer 12

oxides of nitrogen or nitrogen oxides (NO, NO2)

Question 13

SOx

Answer 13

oxides of sulfur or sulfur oxides

Question 14

VOC

Answer 14

Volatile organic compounds

Question 15

PAN

Answer 15

Peroxyacyl nitrated

Question 16

pH equation

Answer 16

ph= -log [H+] or pH -long[H3O+]

Question 17

Low pH

Answer 17

acidic

Question 18

High pH

Answer 18

basic

Question 19

example

Answer 19

pH= 1 [H+]=1x10-1 moles/liter

Question 20

Positive Feedback Loop

Answer 20

a change in a certain direction within a system causes more change in that same direction; ultimately unstable, ex: Hubbard experiment, glacier melt

Question 21

Negative Feedback Loop

Answer 21

a change in a certain direction within a system causes lessening of change in that same direction; ultimately stable. ex: temperature

Question 22

Inorganic

Answer 22

Without carbon

Question 23

Organic

Answer 23

With carbon