Atmospheric chemistry

Atmospheric chemistry

A scientific study of the chemistry of the Earth's atmosphere and that of other planets.

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carbon 14

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

14 C, an isotope of carbon-12 ( 12 C). 14 C contains two more neutrons and is radioactive and used in carbon dating. While carbon-12 is not radioactive, the half life of 14 C is 5730 years. This ...

1) A corrosive poisonous crystalline acidic compound present in coal tar and wood tar that in dilute solutions is used as a disinfectant and 2) any of various acidic compounds analogous to phenols ...

acid deposition

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

A broad term that includes any forms of acids that accumulate in the atmosphere, for instance, acid rain, fog, haze. The term can be used to explain the long term effects of these events on the ...

fly ash

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

A byproduct from the process of burning finely ground coal in an electric power generating plant. Fly ash composition is mainly spherical glassy silica particles released after the combustion cycle ...

sintering

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

A change in crystal structure, specifically ice, which leads to stronger and more compact packing with time. This can change the space available for various atmospheric components trapped by the ...

dibromotetrafluoroethane

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

A chemical also know as Halon-2402 which has the chemical formula C 2 F 4 Br 2 . It is a known ozone depleting chemical and is listed as a Class I ozone depleting chemical in the United States Clean ...