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Self-test questions: Chapter 05
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Self-test questions: Chapter 05
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Which nitrogen-containing atmospheric gases will influence the pH of precipitation? (Please select all that apply)
NO
2
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NH
3
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NO
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N
2
O
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N
2
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incorrect
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Which of the following statements about sulfur compounds in the atmosphere are true? (Please select all that apply)
Sulfur dioxide is sometimes found in the atmosphere in areas remote from industrial activity
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Sulfur dioxide has only very limited solubility in water droplets
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Hydrogen peroxide plays a role in the oxidation of sulfur dioxide
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Reduced sulfur compounds like CS
2
can be a source of sulfuric acid
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The presence of particulates in water droplets inhibits oxidation of sulfur dioxide
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Which of the following statements about removal of sulfuric and nitric acids from the atmosphere are true? (Please select all that apply)
Generally, tropospheric nitric acid removal rates are slower than those of sulfuric acid
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Leakage of sulfur compounds from the troposphere to the stratosphere is a removal process
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Dry deposition of sulfate compounds is one method of its removal
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Ammonia (which reacts with sulfuric acid) is produced by reduction of NO in the troposphere
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The sulfur compounds released from volcanos are generally reduced sulfur species
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Which of the following statements about liquid and solid water in the atmosphere is/are true? (Please select all that apply)
Concentrations of dissolved metals and other species tend to be higher in fog than in rain
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Concentration of dissolved metal ions in fog usually decrease moving away from the source of the fog
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The concentration of dissolved metal ions in fallen snow always increases during the time the snowpack remains on the ground
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During spring run-off, the concentrations of ions in the melt water is higher than that released during earlier times of melting
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Soil particles in the atmosphere inhibit the formation of water droplets like fog
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Which of the following statements is/are true? (Please select all that apply)
Sulfate derived from sea water is one source of acidity in rainfall near marine sites
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Very little thermal NO
2
is released when burning wood and other forms of biomass
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Most atmospheric NH
3
originates from biogenic sources
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Lightning produces NO
2
in the troposphere
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The two major sources of SO
2
direct release to the atmosphere are from burning fossil fuels and smelting metal ores
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Which of the statements about control of acid-producing emission is/are true? (Please select all that apply)
Nitrogen oxides can be removed from flue gas by precipitation using a limestone slurry
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Gypsum is a product of flue gas desulfurization
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Fluidized bed combustion generates reduced emissions of CO
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Fluidized bed combustion enhances the production of nitrogen oxides
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Liquids produced from coal have a larger ratio of hydrogen to carbon than the original feedstock
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Which of the following statements about rate of conversion of NO
x
to nitric acid is/are true? (Please select all that apply)
The rate of conversion depends on the distance from the source
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The rate of conversion of NO
x
to nitric acid is greater than corresponding rates for sulphuric acid
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The molar ratio of sulphate to nitrate increase as you move away from a source producing both sulphur and nitrogen oxides
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The rate of conversion of NO
x
via
oxidation by the hydroxyl radical is a second order process
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The units of the corresponding rate constant are molecule cm
3
s
-1
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Which of the following statement about the pH of natural rainfall is/are true? (Please select all that apply)
The pH is influenced by the presence of carbonic acid
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The hydronium ion concentration is approximately 20 greater than that of pure water
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The pH of natural rainfall is unaffected by natural elements and is near neutral
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The pH of natural rainfall in equilibrium with dissolved carbon dioxide is approximately 5.7
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The pH of natural rainfall is unaffected by the increasing amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
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Which of the following statements about anthropogenically acidified precipitation is/are true? (Please select all that apply)
The increase of acidity in anthropogenically acidified rainfall is largely due to the presence of nitric and/or sulphuric acids
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The pH of the anthropogenically acidified rainfall is typically around 5.7
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Anthropogenically acidified rainfall is capable of damaging limestone buildings as well as affecting forest growth and causing acidification of lakes
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In the winter, acidified snowfall is possible, but the impacts of acidity are not immediately felt, as with rainfall
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Dry deposition can have significant and equally damaging effects on the environment as wet deposition
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Which of the following sulphur species can contribute to acidification of precipitation: (Please select all that apply)
(CH
3
)
2
S
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SO
2
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H
2
S
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Na
2
SO
4
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•SH
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