Chemistry in Context
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Author: American Chemical Society
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3, Problem 42Q
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Interpretation: The stratospheric ozone depletion and climate change has to be compared and contrasted in terms of chemical species involved, the type of radiation involved and the predicted environmental consequences.
Concept Introduction:
- Ø Global warming is a serious environmental issue, in which there is an increase in the overall temperature of the earth by various factors.
- Ø Greenhouse gases are the gases that trap heat in the atmosphere.
- Ø Stratosphere; It is layer above the troposphere, which consists of nitrogen, oxygen, and ozone. In the stratosphere, the air temperature increases with altitude.
- Ø Ozone layer depletion is the destruction process of ozone layer by various chemicals mainly chlorofluorocarbons (CFC).
- Ø Climate is the long term weather pattern of a particular area. Usually measured over one year and this also includes temperature and rainfall. It is expressed in terms of time averages and area averages of meteorological elements. Climate is generalized over a longer span of time and for a longer area.
- Ø Climate change is the long term changes in temperature and precipitation in any specific area in the earth. Climate changes will occurs through natural ways and also in anthropogenic ways.
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