Of Five Major Gaseous Components of Air,which Is the Only

question 12

Multiple Choice

Of five major gaseous components of air,which is the only one to vary significantly in concentration from place to place and from day to day?

• A)water vapor
• B)carbon dioxide
• C)nitrogen
• D)argon

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Definitions:

Adhesion

Adhesion refers to the process or condition in which different substances or surfaces stick together, often involving proteins that bind cells to each other or to extracellular matrices.

Capillary Action

The ability of a liquid to flow in narrow spaces without the assistance of or even against external forces like gravity.

Hydrogen Bond

A weak attractive force existing between a hydrogen atom with a partial positive charge and an electronegative atom (usually oxygen or nitrogen) with a partial negative charge. Compare with covalent bond and ionic bond.

Van der Waals Interaction

A type of weak interaction between molecules due to transient electric dipole moments, influencing molecular structure and function.