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Chemistry Now - Chemistry of the atmosphere

One of a series of leaflets - Chemistry Now - designed to present modern aspects of chemistry in a way that is accessible to school students and directly usable by teachers.

This leaflet looks at the way that the earth's present atmosphere may have evolved from possible earlier atmospheres. Some of the available evidence for different scenarios that may have caused our atmosphere as we know it today is presented and critically discussed.

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Mini Guide

Education Levels 14-16
Cost Free online
Contact RSC Education Department Email education@rsc.org
Publisher Royal Society of Chemistry

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