Carbon

A) The Earth’s early atmosphere had no oxygen and was made mostly of nitrogen, with some carbon dioxide, water vapour and hydrogen compounds such as methane and ammonia. Within million of years life evolved in the oceans. 3.2 billion years ago photosynthesis had evolved with the first oxygen producing cyanobacteria, similar to today’s blue-green algae. At first, the oxygen given off simply reacted with the rocks, but gradually it built up in the oceans and started to bubble out into the…

A very debate-worthy topic during the Obama administration has been the question of whether or not carbon dioxide is a pollutant. The Obama administration has put together countless efforts to try and make this as clear as possible, with the EPA in 2009 stating that carbon dioxide is indeed a pollution. However, that has done nothing but increased the debate. I am going to try my best to approach this question from both a legal standpoint and from the view of a climate change advocate. So from a…

1915 and its area is 415 square miles. Carbon Cycle: The carbon cycle is the processes by which carbon is transferred throughout an ecosystem. In a typical carbon cycle, carbon is released in the form of carbon dioxide through both plant and animal respiration. Carbon is released into the ground in animal waste products and when organisms die, which can create fossils which contain a large amount of carbon. Auto and factory emissions also contribute carbon to the cycle. When fossil fuels are…

the environment. Carbon monoxide is to blame for being such a nuisance, but that’s what makes it so interesting! Carbon monoxide’s molecular formula consists of a single carbon atom bonded to a single oxygen atom. The bond that is shared between the atoms is triple bonded. This indicates an extremely strong bond within the molecule. Carbon monoxide’s…

warming should mean to them. The definition by the Oxford Dictionary declares that global warming is a gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth 's atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons, and other pollutants (Oxford Dictionary). There are scientific facts that prove that the earth’s temperature…

This past December, Toronto broke its thirty-six-year-old record for the warmest Christmas Eve to date. Climate change can be characterized by long term changes in weather conditions, including shifts in temperature, precipitation and extreme weather events. Human induced climate change was discovered after the industrial revolution. This is when scientists noticed the warming of the atmosphere, through the greenhouse effect. Clear evidence of the costs of climate change can be found in…

became the most successful electric car company in the U.S. Electric cars have been around for a while even if they seem like recent technology. Electric cars and hybrid cars have become a great alternative to fuel guzzlers. They produce little to no carbon emissions when running, which is good for the environment. There are many types of electric cars today. There is the Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV), which is an all-electric plug-in. BEVs are often called “zero emission” cars. The HEV (Hybrid…

INTRODUCTION Lead is a bluish grey metal ,which is one of the useful and common metal that has been used by humans for over 6000 years1 it has high density ,ductility, poor electrical conductivity and more over which is soft and highly malleable in nature. these all properties were helping the early extraction and working with lead and makes it more popular among industrial and other mankind usages all over the world . Several millions of lead are consumed by world for the production of…

ABSTRACT In this work, a new flexible and transparent substrate with the help of organic materials such as Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and Tetra ethoxy orthosilicate (TEOS) is synthesized. Transmittance of about 90-95 % is obtained in the visible region (400-700 nm) and the synthesized substrate show better thermal characteristics and withstands temperature upto 200 oC without any significant degradation. Characteristics such as transmittance (T), absorption (A), refractive index…

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