Atmospheric chemistry

Atmospheric chemistry

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

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weak sun paradox

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

This refers to the fact that our sun has probably increased its luminosity during its lifetime (approximately 3. 5 billion years). This assumption is based on astrophysical observations of many ...

hydrologic cycle

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

The recycling of water on earth. There are five steps: Condensation occurs when water vapor in the atmosphere turns into a liquid and forms clouds. The clouds release precipitation in the form of ...

gigayears

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

Time measured in billions of years; a common measure of geologic time.

The negative logarithm of the hydrogen ion concentration of a solution. It is the quantitative expression of the acidity and alkalinity of a solution and has a scale that generally ranges from about ...

ocean

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

The oceans cover approximately 70% of the Earth's surface and are apparently unique in the solar system (although keep an eye on some of the giant planets' moons. . . ). The oceans are important for ...

lithosphere

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

The outer, rigid shell of the Earth, situated above the asthenosphere and containing the crust, continents and plates.

valence electrons

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

The outermost electrons of an atom that are in the orbitals of highest principal quantum number of all electrons in the atom and don't fill that orbital completely.