Chemistry (CHEM)
Department of Chemistry
Faculty of Science
CHEM 4800 [0.5 credit]
Atmospheric Chemistry
Properties of natural atmospheric constituents; biogeochemical cycles involving gases; chemical reactions in the atmosphere; anthropogenic atmospheric pollutants (e.g., chlorofluorocarbons, sulphur and nitrogen oxides, photochemical smog sources and effects on the biosphere. Relation between the structure of molecules and their spectral and reactive properties.
Prerequisite:
CHEM 2103 or
CHEM 2800.
Lectures three hours a week.