What is the product when water is added to lime?
slaked lime
What is the product when more water is added to slaked lime?
lime water
Between methane and carbon dioxide, which is more potent in trapping heat?
methane
Name gaseous pollutant in the atmosphere.
Sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and particulate mater
Why is photochemical smog a problem?
can cause difficulty in breathing, irritation in the respiratory system, and reduced lung function
What is the gas that can cause acid rain and can combine with other gases in very hot weather to cause photochemical smog.
Nitrogen oxides
What gaseous pollutant combines with haemoglobin in the blood and stops it from carrying oxygen?
Carbon monoxide
What can be attached to the exhaust systems of cars to convert carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide into carbon dioxide and nitrogen?
Catalytic converter
What gas enters the air through respiration and burning and it is removed by plants during photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide
What do you call the process of removing salt from water to make it drinkable potable?
Desalination
What is the purpose of using ozone in treating a dirty water?
To break disinfect and remove inorganic contaminant such as metals and fertilizers.
What is the purpose of filtration in water treatment process?
to remove solid and suspended particles
What is the purpose of adding chlorine in the water treatment process?
kills bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms that cause disease
What phase of matter of A,B,C,D, and E?
A - solid, B - solid to liquid, C - liquid, D - liquid to gas, E - gas
How can you separate iron filings and sand?
Use magnet
How can you separate salt and water?
Evaporate the water
How can you separate water and ethanol?
using fractional distillation method
What is the meaning of immiscible?
liquids incapable of being mixed or blended together
How can you separate immiscible liquids?
decant it
What subatomic particle determines the atomic number?
proton
What determines the mass or nucleon number?
number of protons and neutrons
How will you determine the period of an element?
based on its number of shells/ row in the periodic table
How will you determine the group of an element?
based on its number of valence electron/ based on its column in the periodic table
What is an isotope?
atoms of the same kind but different numbers of neutrons(different atomic masses)
How many electrons are there in the first, second, and third shell?
first 2, second 8, third 8
for transition elements: first 2, second 8, third 18