Glossary
Acids: a corrosive, sour tasting substance, that has a Ph of lower than 7. It turns litmus paper a reddish colour, and when it reacts with a base, it creates salt and water.
Alkalinity: the measure of how basic a solution is, usually expressed in Ph.
Aqueous: a solution in which the solvent is water
Base: a bitter-tasting substance, that turn litmus paper blue and has a Ph of more than 7. A base reacts with an acid to create water and salt.
Dry deposition: a form of acid deposition where it occurs in drier regions in the form of dust.
Industrial revolution: was a period in history, in which things began to be manufactured on a large scale in big factories. Coal powered this revolution, as it was the main source of fuel to power factories and engines.
Litmus paper: a paper which is used to determine how basic of acidic a substance is.
Logarithmic Scale: is a non-linear scale which is used to measure large quantaties. Each value increases by 10 times more than the previous number.
Moles: the unit of measurement used to measure the mass of atoms, which is 6.02 x 10^23.
Neutralization Reaction: a reaction where a base reacts with an acid creating salt and water.
Nitrogen Oxide: A mixture of Oxygen and Nitrogen gasses. It is used in the manufacture of nitric acid. NOx is the generic term used for mono-nitrogen oxide (NO) and Nitrogen oxide (NO2).
Nitric Acid: Is a strong acid formed when Nitrogen oxide is dissolved in water (H2O)
Sulphur Dioxide: Sulphur dioxide is formed from the reaction between Sulphur and Oxygen. Sulphur Dioxide has a chemical formula of SO4. It has a nasty strong smell and reacts with other substances to form very toxic chemicals.
Sulphuric acid: is a strong acid that has the chemical formula of H2SO4
Alkalinity: the measure of how basic a solution is, usually expressed in Ph.
Aqueous: a solution in which the solvent is water
Base: a bitter-tasting substance, that turn litmus paper blue and has a Ph of more than 7. A base reacts with an acid to create water and salt.
Dry deposition: a form of acid deposition where it occurs in drier regions in the form of dust.
Industrial revolution: was a period in history, in which things began to be manufactured on a large scale in big factories. Coal powered this revolution, as it was the main source of fuel to power factories and engines.
Litmus paper: a paper which is used to determine how basic of acidic a substance is.
Logarithmic Scale: is a non-linear scale which is used to measure large quantaties. Each value increases by 10 times more than the previous number.
Moles: the unit of measurement used to measure the mass of atoms, which is 6.02 x 10^23.
Neutralization Reaction: a reaction where a base reacts with an acid creating salt and water.
Nitrogen Oxide: A mixture of Oxygen and Nitrogen gasses. It is used in the manufacture of nitric acid. NOx is the generic term used for mono-nitrogen oxide (NO) and Nitrogen oxide (NO2).
Nitric Acid: Is a strong acid formed when Nitrogen oxide is dissolved in water (H2O)
Sulphur Dioxide: Sulphur dioxide is formed from the reaction between Sulphur and Oxygen. Sulphur Dioxide has a chemical formula of SO4. It has a nasty strong smell and reacts with other substances to form very toxic chemicals.
Sulphuric acid: is a strong acid that has the chemical formula of H2SO4