Hi there,
"Chemists are involved in monitoring and managing the environment. They deal with the reactants, products and conditions of reactions that occur in the environment around us. To do this they identify and measure chemicals around us. Discuss equipment and methods used by chemists to monitor our environment" (7 marks)
What do you suggest I include in my answer (and could you recommend a structure )?
Hey!
This is an awfully vague, slightly absurd question to be asked. Still, for a 7 marker, it's a beast of a thing so it's important that we are able to tame it! I would probably recommend talking about at least two big hitter issues, discussing what they are, how scientists monitor it and why scientists monitor it.
The most obvious choices are the production of CFCs (and depletion of Ozone) and polluting waterways. In terms of structure, I would start with a quick introduction (Scientists monitor the environment and use chemical equations etc. etc. to protect etc. etc.). Then, throw a subheading "Ozone" in. Talk about what Ozone is, why it's important, what CFCs are, why they were significant, how we detected them, change over time etc. MAKE SURE TO TALK ABOUT EQUIPMENT used to monitor this process: This is specifically in the question, and forgetting to do so could lose you marks. Then, I'd do the same thing with waterways. Be fairly brief; you want to get across the fact that chemicals are scary, and can have huge impacts on our environment, and that monitoring them is the only way to be sure we don't all die. At the same time, mention specific information if you can (dates, equipment, processes). It's possible that talking about two separate things is a bit much; perhaps one would be sufficient. Either way, as long as you get the point across you'll get the marks! If you feel like writing up a response, I'd be happy to take a look at it
Let me know if I can elaborate on any of this or answer any other questions!
Jake