CHEM 104-exam 1
Used to catalyze the conversion of CO to CO2
Catalytic converters
A pure substance that cannot be broken down intoother pure substances.
Compound
Carbon monoxide and argon
Indoor air pollutants
5 major gases in the air
Nitrogen, Oxygen, Argon, Water, and Carbon Dioxide.
A naturally occurring radioactive gas that is dangerous indoors.
Radon
The name for Group IIA.
alkaline/earth metals
The smallest unit of an element that can exist as a stable independent entity.
atom
A reaction between a hydrocarbon and oxygen that produces carbon dioxide and water.
combustion
A pure substance that can be broken down into other pure substances.
compound(s)
Organic nomenclature prefix that means one carbon.
diatomic molecules
Organic nomenclature prefix that means two carbons.
ethane
The highest or uppermost region of the atmosphere.
exosphere
A compound made up of carbons and hydrogens.
hydrocarbons
Substance that is good to have in the stratosphere, but not close to the surface of the earth.
ozone
Organic nomenclature prefix that means five carbons.
pentane
The orderly arrangement of all the elements based on similar properties.
periodic table
Organic nomenclature prefix that means three carbons
propane
Ozone (O3)
secondary air pollutant
A pollutant produced from chemical reactions involving one or more pollutants.
secondary pollutant
Pollutant present in the air as particulate matter.
soot
Formula for the compound reduced in automobileexhaust by the catalytic converter.
CO
Man credited with developing the modern periodic table.
Mendeleev
The name for Group IA except for hydrogen.
alkali metals
During a chemical reaction _____ are rearranged.
atoms
Organic nomenclature prefix that means four carbons.
butane
2 major products of combustion of hydrocarbon reaction
carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide
The compound that has the nickname 'the silentkiller'
carbon monoxide /CO
A representation of a chemical reaction using chemical formulas.
chemical equation
A process whereby substances described asreactants are transformed into different substances called products.
chemical reaction
The design of products and processes that reduce hazardous waste.
green chemistry
Vertical columns in the periodic table.
groups
The name for Group VIIA (7A) except for hydrogen.
halogens
Elements that are shiny and conduct electricity.
metals
A physical combination of two or more substances.
mixture
A fixed number of atoms held together by chemicalbonds in a certain spatial arrangement.
molecule
Primary component of an exhaled breath and is not considered to be a pollutant.
nitrogen
Name for Group VIIIA (8A).
noble gas
The intrinsic health hazard of a substance.
toxicity
A region of the atmosphere that lies directly above the surface of the earth.
troposphere
