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Atmospheric chemistry
A scientific study of the chemistry of the Earth's atmosphere and that of other planets.
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Atmospheric chemistry
metastable state
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
A object that returns to its original position after force is applied.
chloracne
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
A painful, disfiguring condition similar to common acne that it caused by people being exposed to high concentrations of PCB's (polychlorinated biphenyls). It is a biological response to the ...
photon
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
A particle that has no rest mass, no electrical charge and whose energy is determined by its electromagnetic wavelength. A photon is considered to be an amount of electromagnetic radiation energy ...
PCV systems
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
A PCV system is an air pollution control device in automobile engines. PCV stands for positive crankcase ventilation. Automobile makers began installing PCV systems in all new cars in 1963. It ...
twilight
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
A period of time in either the early or later hours of the day, just before sunrise and after sunset, when the sun is below the horizon but the sky is still illuminated. Beams of light are scattered ...
electromagnetic wave
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
A phenomenon that can carry energy through space and is created by the vibration of an electrical charge, which is caused by disturbances in electromagnetic fields. Examples of electromagnetic waves ...
gas constant
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
A physical constant used in the simplified ideal gas law equation (PV=nRT). In chemistry, the gas constant is most often represented by the letter R.
