APES Chem Review Flashcards
1
Q
C
A
Carbon
2
Q
S
A
Sulfur
3
Q
U
A
Uranium
4
Q
Cl2
A
Chlorine
5
Q
O2
A
Oxygen
6
Q
N2
A
Nitrogen
7
Q
H2
A
Hydrogen
8
Q
P
A
Phosphorus
9
Q
NO3-1
A
Nitrate
10
Q
SO4-2
A
Sulfate
11
Q
NH3
A
Ammonia
12
Q
NOx
A
oxides of nitrogen or nitrogen oxides (NO, NO2)
13
Q
SOx
A
oxides of sulfur or sulfur oxides
14
Q
VOC
A
Volatile organic compounds
15
Q
PAN
A
Peroxyacyl nitrated
16
Q
pH equation
A
ph= -log [H+] or pH -long[H3O+]
17
Q
Low pH
A
acidic
18
Q
High pH
A
basic
19
Q
example
A
pH= 1 [H+]=1x10-1 moles/liter
20
Q
Positive Feedback Loop
A
a change in a certain direction within a system causes more change in that same direction; ultimately unstable, ex: Hubbard experiment, glacier melt
21
Q
Negative Feedback Loop
A
a change in a certain direction within a system causes lessening of change in that same direction; ultimately stable. ex: temperature
22
Q
Inorganic
A
Without carbon
23
Q
Organic
A
With carbon
