Chemistry, 19.05.2020 15:24, UratazZ

Why are many scientists concerned about humans adding large amounts of carbon to the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels (combustion)

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The reason why scientists are concerned about the amount of CO2 released into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels is because CO2 is a greenhouse gas.

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Greenhouse gases help keep the Earth warm. They trap infrared radiation, or heat energy. This makes them useful at certain levels; but if there is too much of them, they will cause global warming rates to increase, melting ice packs, thereby causing rising sea levels. Rising sea levels are a major threat tp humanity right now. New projections and satellite readings suggest that more than 150 million people's homes will be submerged by 2050, with some cities even being completely submerged. Other than rising sea levels, excessive amounts of greenhouse gases also cause loss of biodiversity, changes in wildlife behavior, and shifts in periodic biological phenomena.

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assuming that your periodic table has eighteen columns, you should highlight the four elements in the third column from the left of the table.

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neutral atoms of elements after calcium contain d electrons. the energy of d orbitals of a particular main shell lies between the energy of the s and p orbitals of the next main shell. for example, electrons in the $3d$ have energy higher than those in the $4 s$ orbital while lower than those of the $4 p$ orbital.

by the aufbau principle, electrons fill orbitals one at a time, starting from those of the lowest energy. the $4s$ orbital is therefore filled right after $3p$ orbitals and before $3 d$ orbitals.

potassium has electron configuration $[\text{ar}] 4 s^{1}$ and calcium $[\text{ar}] 4 s^{2}$ . the s orbital of a main shell holds a maximum of two electrons. the next element would thus have the electron configuration $[\text{ar}] 4 s^{2} \; 3d^{1}$ and satisfy the requirements.

a neutral atom of the element contains three electrons on top of the most recent noble gas element. it should thus be placed in the third column of the periodic table. both scandium and yttrium would satisfy the conditions. an aufbau diagram indicates that the 4f orbital is filled before the 5d. however, it appears that exceptions exists for both lanthanum and actinium. neutral atoms of the two d-block elements also demonstrate the $ns^{2} \; (n-1) p^{1}$ and should be highlighted as well.

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Acovalent bond is formed between the two hydrogen bonds

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