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(it’s an) acid
is aspirin an acid or base?
bases
Are ammonia and tums acids or bases?
amino acids
What contains both an acid and a base?
acid
Substance that produces H+ ions in an aqueous solution
false
True/False: H+ ions can exist in water
H3O+ (hydronium ion)
What does H+ make with H2O?
base
Substance that produces OH- ions in an aqueous solution
bof ‘em
between bases and acids, who has electrolytes?
base
between an acid/base, who has a bitter taste?
acid
who gives up a proton in an acid-base reaction?
base
who receives a proton in an acid-base reaction?
acid
a conjugate ____ will have a more positive charge and an additional hydrogen molecule
base
a conjugate ____ will have a more negative charge and one less hydrogen molecule
conjugate base
substance formed when an acid donates a proton
conjugate acid
substance formed when a base accepts a proton
acids
can be positively charged, neutral, or negatively charged
bases
can be neutral or negatively charged
diprotic
can give up two protons
Amphiprotic
substance that can act as either an acid or a base
water
give me an example of an amphiprotic rn
NH3 > NH4+
you add H to the beginning of a chemical equation for all acid-base reactions except for
HS-
What’s the conjugate base of H2S
H3O+
What’s the conjugate acid of H2O?
weaker
the stronger the acid, the ____ the conjugate base
acidic
something is ____ if it has a pH lower than 7
6-7.5
what soil pH is acceptable for most plants?
carbonic acid (H2CO3)
When carbon dioxide acidifies the ocean, atmospheric CO2 dissolves in water to form ____
basic carbonate compounds from the water
trapping of CO2 in the ocean removes
hurts corals and shelled organisms ability to build skeltons
Why is carbon dioxide bad for marine life?
false
True or false: all pollutants are made by man
aerosols
which are suspended longer: aerosols or particulates?
aerosols
Particles merged with water droplets
Ash, soot, metal oxides, and sea salts
what are some airborne solid particles?
particulates
Larger particles that settle to the ground
smog
A harmful mixture of smoke, fog, and air
smog
occurs when a temperature inversion occurs
industrial
Smog that is high in particulates (mostly sulfur dioxide)
photochemical smog
Contains particulates that participate in sunlight-induced chemical reaction
sunlight warms ground, which warms air, then it rises, carrying air pollutants
how does the sun help disperse air pollutants?
coal
example of solid fossil fuel
petroleum
example of liquid fossil fuel
natural gas
example of fossil fuel gas
fossil fuels
what’s the source of acid rain (probably)?
coal
most abundant form of fossil fuel
coal
filthiest fossil fuel
petroleum
easiest fossil fuel to transport
natural gas
fossil fuel that burns most cleanly
fission
splitting apart of large nuclei
fusion
the combining of two small nuclei
fission
what’s the current source of nuclear energy?
nuclear waste, environmental space, potential for accident
major cons of nuclear energy
takes up lotsa space, exists far from where the energy needs to go
problems with wind power
geothermal, ocean thermal, tidal power
“can you name any other forms of energy” oh yeah fs ___
greenhouse gas
climate change is attributed to the ____ effect
water vapor
most abundant greenhouse gas
water vapor, methane, CO2, Nitrous oxide
significant greenhouse gases are:
nitrous oxide
greenhouse gas produced by soil cultivation
carbon dioxide
greenhouse gas that’s increased by 45% since the industrial revolution
things can come in but can’t go out
What does it mean to say that the greenhouse effect is like a one-way valve?
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