Wavelengths Flashcards

1
Q

Atmospheres lowest to highest:

A

troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

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2
Q

Factors in risk assessment for air pollutants?

A

toxicity and exposure

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3
Q

Carbon monoxide

A

silent killer

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4
Q

ozone froms from

A

oxygen atom and oxygen molecule

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5
Q

there is a _____ of ozone in the stratosphere

A

dynamic steady state

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6
Q

speed of light dependent on

A

wavelength and frequency

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7
Q

DNA is damaged by

A

UV light <320 nm

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8
Q

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
Q

List the wavelengths weakest to strongest

A

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?

A

energy radiated by earth being absorbed by atmosphere

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12
Q

ionic bond is between a

A

metal and nonmetal

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13
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molecular bond is between a

A

nonmetal and nonmetal

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14
Q

groups on the periodic table are

A

columns

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15
Q

periods on the periodic table are

A

horizontal

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16
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two left groups are, left to right:

A

alkali metals and alkali earth metals

17
Q

four right groups are, right to left:

A

noble gases, halogens, chalcogens, pnictogens

18
Q

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

A

divide by formula weight

19
Q

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

A

divide by avogadro’s. number

20
Q

a mole is

A

the number of carton atoms in twelve grams of carbon 12

21
Q

atomic mass, or the mass number, is

A

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

22
Q

atomic mass is

A

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

23
Q

molecular mass is

A

the mass of a mole of an element expressed in grams

24
Q

How to express molecular mass from atomic mass?

A

express atomic mass and in grams

25
Q

Calculate the molecular mass of a covalent compound

A

add together the atomic mass/mass numbers of the elements

26
Q

tetrahedral geometry

A

four electron pairs

27
Q

trigonal bipyramidal geometry

A

five electron pairs

28
Q

octahedral geometry

A

six electron pairs