Wavelengths Flashcards
Atmospheres lowest to highest:
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
Factors in risk assessment for air pollutants?
toxicity and exposure
Carbon monoxide
silent killer
ozone froms from
oxygen atom and oxygen molecule
there is a _____ of ozone in the stratosphere
dynamic steady state
speed of light dependent on
wavelength and frequency
DNA is damaged by
UV light <320 nm
What contributes to the ozone hole?
chlorofluorocarbons
Stratospheric levels of atomic chlorine and ozone are _____ proportional
inversely
List the wavelengths weakest to strongest
radio wave, microwave, infrared, visible, UV, x-ray, gamma
Which process plays the most important role in the greenhouse effect?
energy radiated by earth being absorbed by atmosphere
ionic bond is between a
metal and nonmetal
molecular bond is between a
nonmetal and nonmetal
groups on the periodic table are
columns
periods on the periodic table are
horizontal
two left groups are, left to right:
alkali metals and alkali earth metals
four right groups are, right to left:
noble gases, halogens, chalcogens, pnictogens
to get from the mass of a sample to the number of moles,
divide by formula weight
to get from the number of atoms/molecules to the number of moles,
divide by avogadro’s. number
a mole is
the number of carton atoms in twelve grams of carbon 12
atomic mass, or the mass number, is
the weight of an atom determined by the sum of the protons and neutrons in an atom
atomic mass is
the weighted average mass of the atoms in a naturally ocuring sample of the element
molecular mass is
the mass of a mole of an element expressed in grams
How to express molecular mass from atomic mass?
express atomic mass and in grams
Calculate the molecular mass of a covalent compound
add together the atomic mass/mass numbers of the elements
tetrahedral geometry
four electron pairs
trigonal bipyramidal geometry
five electron pairs
octahedral geometry
six electron pairs