Environmental Chemistry

  • Question 1
    CBSEENCH11007916

    What is environment?

    Solution

    The environment comprises of four components - atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere.

    Question 2
    CBSEENCH11007917

    What is environmental chemistry?

    Solution

    Environmental chemistry deals with the study of the origin, transport, reactions, effects and fates of chemical species in the environment.

    Question 3
    CBSEENCH11007918

    What is the temperature range of the atmosphere?

    Solution
    The temperature range of the atmosphere in between –110°C to 1200°C.
    Question 4
    CBSEENCH11007919

    In what regions of the atmosphere, the temperature increases with altitude and in which regions it decreases?

    Solution
    Temperature increases with altitude in stratosphere and thermosphere while it decreases in troposphere and mesosphere.

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