Atmospheres

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GCSE Science (Chemistry) Mind Map on Atmospheres, created by Molly Munyard on 14/03/2014.
Molly Munyard
Mind Map by Molly Munyard, updated more than 1 year ago
Molly Munyard
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Atmospheres
  1. Earth
    1. Oxygen
      1. O2
      2. Carbon dioxide
        1. CO2
        2. Nitrogen
          1. N2
          2. Argon
            1. Ar
            2. Water/steam
              1. H2O
              2. Others (less important)
                1. SO2
                  1. H2
                    1. CO
                      1. NOx
                    2. Mars
                      1. Cool
                        1. -200-+100 degrees C
                        2. H2O
                          1. solid (s)
                            1. Ice caps
                            2. Liquid (l)
                              1. Underground
                            3. CO2 (g)
                            4. Venus
                              1. Hot
                                1. 400 degrees C
                                2. CO2 (g)
                                3. The modern atmosphere
                                  1. Water vapour in Earth's atmosphere varies up to 4%
                                    1. An experiment to prove that 21% of the air is oxygen
                                      1. At the start 100cm cubed of air contained
                                        1. 78cm cubed nitrogen
                                          1. 21cm cubed oxygen
                                            1. 1cm cubed argon
                                              1. At the end only 8cm cubed of air remained
                                                1. 78cm cubed N2
                                                  1. 1cm cubed Ar
                                                    1. All oxygen was used in the reaction
                                                  2. Reaction:
                                                    1. copper+oxygen
                                                      1. Copper oxide
                                                      2. 2Cu+O2
                                                        1. 2CuO
                                                      3. Page 155
                                                        1. Name three elements and two compounds that are present in the atmosphere
                                                          1. Oxygen
                                                            1. O2
                                                            2. Nitrogen
                                                              1. N2
                                                              2. Argon
                                                                1. Ar
                                                                2. Water/steam
                                                                  1. H2O
                                                                  2. Carbon dioxide
                                                                    1. CO2
                                                                  3. Describe how nitrogen and oxygen are obtained from the atmosphere
                                                                    1. Fractional distillation
                                                                    2. Give one use each for nitrogen, oxygen and argon
                                                                      1. Oxygen
                                                                        1. Used to treat patients
                                                                        2. Nitrogen
                                                                          1. Freezes products
                                                                          2. Argon
                                                                            1. Filament light bulbs are filled with Argon
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