Environmental Chemistry

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CBSEENCH11007916

What is environment?

Solution

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

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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.

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CBSEENCH11007918

What is the temperature range of the atmosphere?

Solution

The temperature range of the atmosphere in between –110°C to 1200°C.

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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.