CBSE Class 11 Chemistry Chapter 14 - Environmental Chemistry

Environmental Chemistry Class 11 Revision Notes

This article certainly deals with environmental chemistry class 11 notes. First of all, environmental studies deal with the sum of economic, social, biological, chemical, and physical interrelations with surroundings. Furthermore, environmental chemistry deals with the study of chemical species in the environment. Moreover, it deals with the origin, transport, reactions, and effects of these chemical species.

Environmental chemistry certainly plays a vital role in the environment. Furthermore, environmental pollution refers to undesirable changes in the environmental surroundings. Moreover, pollutants exist in all states of matter. Most noteworthy, environmental pollution has harmful effects on animals, plants, and human beings.

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Sub-topics covered under Environmental Chemistry

Particulate Pollutants– These refer to harmful particles suspended in some medium.
Oxides of Sulphur and Nitrogen– These oxides are air pollutants that cause acidify ecosystem.
Hydrocarbons and Oxides of Carbon– Hydrocarbon is an organic compound and carbon can form two oxides.
Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming– Greenhouse effect is the heating of surface while Global Warming is a long term temperature rise.
Ozone– This is a pale blue inorganic gas.
Air Pollution– This refers to a mixture of gases and solid particles in the air.
Acid Rain– This is rain that is unusually acidic.
Water Pollution– Contamination of water bodies due to human activities results in water pollution.
Soil Pollution– Soil pollution is the buildup of toxic compounds and chemicals in soil.
Waste Management and Green Chemistry– waste management is the management of waste while green chemistry focuses on processes to reduce pollution.
Rainbow– A metrological phenomenon due to reflection, refraction, and dispersion of light in droplets.
Stratus Clouds– These are low-level clouds.
Condensation– The conversation of a vapor to a liquid.
Parts of Plants– Plant comprises of many different parts.
Ozone Layer Depletion– This certainly refers to the gradual thinning of the ozone layer.
River Deltas– Low-lying plain comprising of stream-borne sediments.
Land Pollution– This certainly means deterioration of land surfaces.
Afforestation– Process of sowing seeds in a barren land.
Leaching– Process of a detachment of a solute from its carrier via a solvent.
Floods and Causes of Floods– Flood refers to an enormous outflow of water.