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WHAT IS THE ATMOSPHERE?

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the layer of air that extends about 100km above the surface of the earth

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WHAT IS THE TROPOSHERE?

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the bottom layer of the atmosphere. it contains about 90% of the air in the atmosphere

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WHAT IS THE STRATOSPHERE?

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the layer in the atmosphere that is found directly above the troposphere

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WHAT IS THE COMPOSITION OF DRY UNPOLUTED AIR?

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78% nitrogen
21% oxygen
1% other gases ( CO2 and Nobel gases)

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WHAT IS OXYGEN ?

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the most reactive gas in the atmosphere

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WHAT ARE THE USES OF OXYGEN?

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uses *in hospitals for people with breathing problems

*in the steel industry for removing impurities from , iron

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WHAT IS NITROGEN

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the most abundant gas in the atmosphere . it is inert due to the large amount of energy needed to break the triple bond

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WHAT IS THE USES OF NITROGEN?

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  • to flush tanks of flammable liquids
  • in food packaging to keep food fresh
  • liquid nitrogen is used for fast freezing fruit
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DESCRIBE HOW OXYGEN IS MANUFACTURED

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LIQUEFACTION– used to turn air to liquid

  • air is filtered to remove dust and then compressed
  • CO2 and water vapour are removed
  • air is then cooled to -170c by expanding it suddenly
  • it is then further cooled to -200c
  • the low temperature liquefies the air

FRACTIONAL DISTILATION–aloows nitrogen and oxygen in liquid air to be boiled off at different temperatures and to be separated from each other

  • luquid air is passed into a fractionating column and allowed to slowly heat
  • nitrogen boils off first at the top of the fractionating column due to its low billing point of -196c
  • oxygen collects and boils off at the bottom of the fractionating column due to its higher boiling point of -183c
  • this happens continuously due to air being constantly added and one end and product being continuously removed from the other end
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STATE A CO PRODUCT OF THE MANUFACTURING OF OXYGEN

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nitrogen

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WHAT TWO SUBSTANCES ARE REMOVED BEFORE FRACTIONAL DISTILLMENT IN OXYGEN MANUFACTURING ?

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water vapour and co2

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IS THE MANUFACTURING OF OXYGEN CONTINOUS OR BATCH ? WHY ?

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continuous as air is constantly being added at one end and products are constantly being removed at the other end continuously

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DRAW A LABELED APPARATUS OF A FRACTIONATING COLUMMN MANUFACTURING OXYGEN

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fractionating column , compressed liquid air , nitrogen at top , oxygen at bottom

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WHY IS NITROGEN UNREACTIVE?

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due to the large amount of energy that is needed to break the triple bond

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WHAT IS LIQUEFACTION?

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turning air to liquid

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WHAT IS FRACTIONAL DISTILLATION?

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allowing nitrogen and oxygen in liquid air to be boiled off at different temperatures and separated from each other

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WHAT ARE THE TWO STEPS INVOLVED IN OXYGEN MANUFACTURING ?

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liquefaction and fractional distillation

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WHAT IS THE NITROGEN CYCLE?

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it is a sequence of events which removes nitrogen from the air and then returns nitrogen to the air.

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WHAT DOES THE NITROGEN CYCLE INDICATE?

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it indicates the reason why nitrogen levels in the air remain mainly constant at around 78%

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WHY CAN NITROGEN NOT BE USED BY PLANTS?

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as nitrogen is unreactive

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DESCRIBE THE NITROGEN CYCLE

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NITROGEN FIXATION
–>unnatural-*haber process N2+3H3> 2NH3

  • —>natural
  • electrical storms
  • lightening provides the heat needed for N2 to combust
  • nitrogen combines with oxygen to create nitrogen monoxide
  • nitrogen monoxide combines with oxygen to create nitrogen dioxide
  • nitrogen dioxide combine with water to form nitrous acid and nitric acid
  • nitric acid forms nitrates in the soil for plant roots to absorb to make plant protein

*legume plants
-legume plants in the soil have swellings on their root called nodules
-nodules contain rhizobium bacteria which convert nitrogen to nitrates
-plants absorbs the nitrates through their roots to make plant protein
ANIMALS
-animals eat the plants and convert the plant protein to animal protein
BACTERIA AND FUGI OF DECAY
-decay the dead plants and animal releasing nitrogen
- nitrogen is converted to ammonia by the bacteria and fungi
-also done in urea and sweat
NITRIFYING BACTERIA
-convert ammonia to nitrite and then nitrate
DENITRIFYING BACTERIA
-convert nitrates to nitrogen gas to be released into the atmosphere

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DIAGRAM FOR NUTROGEN CYCLE

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draw out check notes

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WHAT IS NITROGEN FIXATION?

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it is the conversion of nitrogen to compounds that can be absorbed by plants

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HOW IS CARBON MONOXIDE FORMED?

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when carbon is burned incompletely in limited oxygen

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WHERE IS CARBON MONOXIDE FOUND?

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in cigarette smoke or exhaust fumes in cars when the catalytic converter is not preforming efficiently

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WHAT ARE THE PROPERTIES OF CARBON MONOXIDE?

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  • colourless gas with no smell
  • neutral oxide( doesn’t react with acids or bases)
  • poisonous( prevents oxygen being picked up by haemoglobin in the blood)
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HOW IS CARBON DIOXIDE FORMED?

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when carbon is completely burned in excess oxygen

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WHAT ARE THE USES OF CO2?

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used in fire extinguishers and to put fizz in drinks

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WHAT IS FORMED FROM CARBON DIOXIDE

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carbon dioxide is slightly soluble and when dissolved in water it forms carbonic acid > CO2+H2O–> H2CO3

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PROPERTIES OF CARBON DIOXIDE?

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  • acidic oxide as it increases the hydrogen ion concentrayion in water giving it an acidic solution
  • weak acid
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WHAT OCCURS WHEN CARBON DIOXIDE IS DISSOLVED IN WATER

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it forms carbonic acid

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FORMULA FOR FERMENTATION

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C6H12O6—–yeast—>2C2H5OH + 2CO2

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WHEN DOES A CATALYTIC CONVERTER NOT PREFORM EFFICIENTLY ?

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on short journeys

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WHAT IS PRODUCED WHEN A CATALYTIC CONVERTER DOES NOT PREFORM EFFICIENTLY?

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carbon monoxide

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WHAT IS CARBONIC ACID?

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it is a weak acid that diocciates further to produces hydrogen ions hydrogen carbonate ions and carbonate ions

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WHAT DOES CARBONIC ACID FORM?

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hydrogen ions , hydrogen carbonate ions and carbonate ions

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WHAT ARE THE THREE SPECIES CARBONIC ACID CAN EXSIST AS?

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hydrogen ions , hydrogen carbonate ions and carbonate ions

38
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WHAT CAUSES ACIDIC RAIN?

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carbon dioxide mixing with rainwater and producing carbonic acid which then causes acid rain by increasing the concentration of the hydrogen ions creating an acidic solution (ph 5-6)

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WHAT IS THE CARBON CYCLE?

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it is a process which removes co2 from the air , gets used by organism and the later returned to the air

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WHAT DOES THE CARBON CYCLE INDICATE?

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why the levels of co2 remain fairly constant at 0.03%

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EXPLAIN THE CARBON CYCLE

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1: plants removed co2 from the air to use in photosynthesis , they return the co2 to the air by respiration
2: animals obtain their co2 from consuming plants and then return it to the atmosphere by repiration
3: animals die and over millions of year form fossil fuels .the combustion of fossil fuel returns co2 to the air
4: if co2 mixes with water in rain water or sea water etc , if this water is used to form carbonate rocks eg limestone ,the roasting of this rock will release co2 back into the atmosphere

42
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WHAT IS THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT?

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it is when heat energy is trapped by gases in the atmosphere

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WHY IS THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT ESSENTIAL?

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to keep the earth heated

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WHAT ARE GREENHOUSE GASES?

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gases that adsorb heat in the atmosphere

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WHAT IS THE GREENHOUSE FACTOR?

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it compares the greenhouse effect of different gases ,relative to carbon dioxide

>water vapour = .1
>carbon dioxide = 1
>methane = 30
>dinitrogen oxide = 160
>CFC'S = 21,000-25,000
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WHICH GAS CONTRIBUTES THE MOST TO THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT?why?

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water vapour as it is there most abundant in the atmosphere

47
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WHAT DOES THE CONCENTRATION OF WATER VAPOUR DEPEND ON?

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the temperature , human activity has a very small effect on water vapour concentration

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HOW HAVE HUMAN ACTIVITIES ENHANCES THE NATURAL GREENHOUSE EFFECT?

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co2= burning of fossil fuel and respiration
meathane=natural gas leaks , rice paddy farms and waste dumps
dinitrogen oxide= car exhaust fumes
cfc’s= aerosol sprays , they are little amounts of cfcs in the air but they have a huge effect due to the larger greenhouse factor

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WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE EHANCED GREENHOUSE EFFECTS?

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cause -global warming (the increase temp of the earth due to enhanced greenhouse effect)

  • melting of ice caps
  • climate change:drier summers and wetter winters
  • rise in sea levels : causes flooding
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HOW CAN GLOBAL WARMING BE REDUCES? 3 ways

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  • reduce the burning of fossil fuels and use more renewable energy sources
  • ban cfcs and use cfc substitutes
  • plant more trees
51
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WHAT IS GLOBAL WARMING?

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the increase of temperature of the earth due to enhanced greenhouse effect

52
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WHAT DOES CLIMATE CHANGE CAUSE?

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drier summers and wetter winters

53
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WHAT IS AIR POLLUTION

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a substance in the air to the extent that it poses a hazard to our health or the environment

54
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WHY IS RAINWATER SLIGHTLY ACIDIC

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as carbon dioxide dissolves in rain water to create a weak carbonic acid

55
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WHAT IS THE PH OF RAINWATER?

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5.6

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WHAT ARE THE MAIN POLLUTANTS THAT CAUSE ACID RAIN?

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sulphur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen

57
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WHERE IS SULPHUR DIOXIDE PRODUCED NATURALLY?

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in volcanoes and rotting vegetation

58
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WHAT OCCURS WHEN SULPHUR DIOXOIDE DISSOLVES IN RAIN

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so2+h20= h2so3

it creates sulphurous acid

59
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NON NATURALLUY , HOW IS SULPHUR DIOXIDE PRODUCED?

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by the burning of fossil fuels , mainly coal

S +O2 =SO2

60
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HOW IS SULPHUR TRIOXIDE PRODUCED?

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SO2 + 1\2 O2= SO3

61
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HOW IS SULPHUR DIOXIDE PREVENTED BEING RELEASED INTO THE ATMOSHPERE?

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CACO3 + SO2 = CASO3 + CO2
LIMESTONE SCRUBBERS ARE FITTED IN CHIMNEY STACKS OF COAL FIRED POWER STATIONS TO REMOVE SULPHUR DIOXIDE FROM THE GASES BEFORE THEY LEAVE THE POWER STATION

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WHERE ARE OXIDES OF NITROGEN PRODUCED?

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in electrical storms or nitrogen fixing bacteria

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WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF ACID RAIN?

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  • kills the fish in lakes
  • erodes limestone building and statues etc
  • extracts minerals such as calcium and magnesium from the soil
64
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WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE OZONE

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  • it absorbs ultraviolet radiation preventing them from reaching the earths surface
  • prevents sunburn and skin cancer
65
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DESICRIBE THE FORMATION OF THE OZONE

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o2 + o*= o3

  • ozone is formed in the stratosphere
  • ultraviolet radiation breaks oxygen molecules producing oxygen free radicle
  • these oxygen free radicals combine with oxygen gas to produce the ozone
66
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DESCRIBE THE DECOMPOSTION OF THE OZONE

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03–> 02 + o*
the ozone absorbs ultraviolet light and photo- dissociation of ozone occurs breaking up the ozone into a oxygen molecule and a oxygen free radical

67
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DESCRIBE THE REMOVAL OF THE OZONE

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03+0*—-> 202

the oxygen free radical destroys the ozone by breaking it down to oxygen gas

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WHY DOES THE OZONE NOT OCCUR IN THE TROPOSPHERE?

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as there is a lack of ultraviolet radiation in the troposphere

69
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WHAT CAN THE PRODUCTS OF THE OZONE DEPLETION AND REMOVAL BE USED FOR ?

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can be used to form the ozone

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WHY SHOULD THE OZONE IN THE STRATOSPHERE EXPECTED TO REMAIN CONSTANT?

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as the ozone is being made constantly and destroyed constantly

71
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WHEN AND WHERE WAS THE FIRST HOLE IN THE OZONE DISCOVERED?

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in 1984 over the antarctic

72
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WHAT IS THE STATE OF THE OZONE NOW AND WHY?

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there is a general depletion of the ozone in many places over the world due mainly to chlorine atoms

73
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WHAT IS A PHOTO CHEMICAL REACTION?

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it is a chemical process that absorbs light energy to be used as its energy source eg : photosynthesis

74
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WHAT ARE CFC’S

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chlorofluorocarbons - compounds that contain chlorine , fluorine and carbon

75
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GIVE TWO EXAMPLES OF CFC’S

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dichlorofluromethane and dichlorodifluoromethane

76
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STATE A FORMER MAJOR USE OF CFC’S

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  • fridges
  • aerosols
  • air conditioning
77
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EXPLAIN HOW CFC’S GIVE RISE TO THE OZONE DEPLTETION

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CCL3F —-> CCL2F + CL*
CL+ O3—>02+ CLO
CLO* + O—> CL + 02
chain reaction occurs as free chlorine oxide radicle reacts with more co3

78
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PRPERTIES OF CFC’S

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have long residency in troposphere ( up to 100 years) as they are stable and unnreactive

79
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HOW DANGEROUS ARE CFC’S TO THE OZONE MOLECULES?

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very dangerous , one CFC can destroy 100,000 ozone molecules

80
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NAME A NON METAL OXIDE RESPONSABLE FOR DESTROYING THE OZONE IN THE STATOSHPERE

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nitrogen monoxide from lightening NO + 03—> 02 + NO2

81
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NAME A SUBSTANCE WHICH HELPS PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE OZONE LAYRE

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methane , methane reacts with the chlorine atoms in the stratosphere to form hydrogen chloride gas
CH4 + CL*—–> CH3+HCL

82
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NAME A REPLACEMENT FOR CFC’S

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HCFC’S

83
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WHAT ARE HCFC’S

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hydrochlorofluorocarbons

compounds made up of hydrogen , chlorine , carbon and fluorine

84
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WHY ARE HCFC’S LESS DANGEROUS THAN CFC’S

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as they are broken down before they reach the stratosphere as they are more creative

85
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GIVE ONE EXAPLME OF HCFC’S

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chlorodifluoromethane

86
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STATE 2 PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF HCFC’S

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  • some still destroy they ozone as they contain chlorine

- contribute to global warming as its a greenhouse gas

87
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NAME THE SUBSTITUE FOR CFC’S AND HCFC’S AND GIVE AN EXAMPLE

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HCF’S hydrofluorocarbons

tetrafluoethane

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