Exam 17: Chemistry in the Atmosphere

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The rate constant of the reaction Cl + CHCl3 →\to HCl + CCl3 is 5.8 ×\times 107 M-1s-1 at 25°C and has an activation energy of 11.0 kJ/mol. Calculate the rate constant for this reaction in the lower stratosphere where the temperature is -57°C.

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Write chemical equations that show what happens when acid rain reacts with limestone rock

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Ozone in the stratosphere protects animals and plants from

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Which choice lists two effects expected from the depletion of the ozone layer? 1)asthma 2)lung cancer 3)skin cancer 4)genetic mutations 5)emphysema

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The normal process occurring on Earth that warms its surface and the lower atmosphere is called

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What mass of solid CaO is needed to remove the sulfur dioxide from 1.0 ×\times 106 m3 of air having an SO2 concentration of 1.5 ×\times 10-9 M? Assume that the reaction leading to removal of the sulfur dioxide is CaO(s)+ SO2(g) →\to CaCO3(s).

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A possible reaction leading to removal of ClO from the atmosphere is 2ClO →\to Cl2 + O2.Studies of this reaction have yielded an Arrhenius frequency factor, A, and an activation energy of 1.0 ×\times 10-12 cm3 molecule-1 s-1 and 13.2 kJ/mol, respectively. Calculate the rate constant for the disappearance of ClO at -30°C.

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The rate constant of the reaction O + O3 →\to 2O2 is 7.0 ×\times 105 M-1 s-1 at -40°C and 4.8 ×\times 106 M-1s-1 at 25°C. Calculate the activation energy of this reaction.

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Write out the steps in the mechanism by which ozone is formed in the stratosphere.

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One of the steps in the fixation of nitrogen by lightening is given below. 2NO2(g)+ H2O(l) →\to HNO2(aq)+ HNO3(aq) In this reaction, is the element nitrogen oxidized or reduced?

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Write out the steps in the mechanism of ozone destruction by chlorine atoms.

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Name four regions of the atmosphere in order of increasing altitude.

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Which statement about ozone and the ozone layer is true?

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The average person breathes about 20 m3 of air a day.What mass of particulates would a person breathe in a day if the particulate level were 400 micrograms per cubic meter?

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What happens to nitrogen dioxide in sunlight? Write the reaction for this process.

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Write out the steps in the reaction scheme for nitrogen fixation by lightening.

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The CO2 content of Earth's atmosphere is approximately

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Which of the following is a catalyst in the destruction of ozone?

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Acid rain is less of a threat to lakes and streams in areas where the bedrock is limestone (CaCO3). Which of the following represents a balanced equation for the neutralization of acid by limestone?

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Excluding water vapor, list the four most prevalent gases in our atmosphere from most abundant to least abundant.

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