Atmospheric Chemistry
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| CHEM2008 | Chemistry | 2 | 10 | Spring UK |
- Code
- CHEM2008
- School
- Chemistry
- Level
- 2
- Credits
- 10
- Semesters
- Spring UK
Summary
Physical properties of the atmosphere. Pressure variations, temperature inversions, chemical transport, greenhouse effect and global warming. The chemistry of the stratosphere. Ozone formation and destruction, Antarctic and Arctic ozone holes and stratospheric cooling. Chemistry of the troposphere. Oxidation of organic molecules, photochemical smog formation, acid rain and their effects. Effects of various regulatory policies and change in energy portfolio.
Target Students
Only available for BSc/MSci Chemistry OR Medicinal and Biological OR Chemistry and Molecular Physics OR Natural Sciences AND for Level 2 students.
Classes
- One 1-hour workshop
- Two 1-hour lectures each week for 11 weeks
Assessment
- 100% Exam 1 (2-hour): Second re-assessment: If a further re-assessment is allowed by satisfying the conditions of Undergraduate Course Regulation 19, the form of the further re-assessment for this module will be 100% coursework.
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
To understand the key physical and chemical properties of different regions of the Earth’s atmosphere.To introduce topics of current relevance to the chemistry and physics of pollution and global warming in the atmosphere.Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding: An understanding of the basic structure of the atmosphere and the chemical reactions driving major physical phenomena of the 21st century such as ozone hole and global warming.
Intellectual Skills: application of this understanding in the assessment of environmental problems.
Transferable/Key Skills: problem-solving, scientific deduction, and written communication skills.
Conveners
- Rabi Chhantyalpun