IGCSE Chemistry (0620)

Chemistry of the Environment

In short The Chemistry of the Environment topic in Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry (0620) covers water treatment, fertilisers, air pollution and climate change. Carbon dioxide and methane are greenhouse gases, which absorb thermal energy radiated out from the Earth. Sulfur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen in the air cause acid rain.

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