BCP 102 AC: V2 (First Timers)

VENUS ACID:  Pure sulfuric acid is found often on earth because of its affinity–attraction–to water.

VENUS ACID:  Sulfuric acid is found on Venus and on Saturn’s moon Titan.

VENUS ACID:  Venus is brighter than any star in the sky but our sun because it has a cloud layer surrounding it.

VENUS ACID:  The chemical formula for sulfuric acid is:

VENUS ACID:   Mercury is closer to the sun and it receives 4x the solar radiation that Venus does, but Venus is hotter than Mercury because it has clouds that act as an insulator.

VENUS ACID: The nighttime temperature of Venus is about 880º F.  The daytime temperature of Venus is the same.  It’s hotter than most stoves.

VENUS ACID: The clouds on Venus are made of:  

VENUS ACID: High in the atmosphere of Venus, UV light from the sun that’s stronger than 170 nm wavelength UV blasts an oxygen atom off carbon dioxide. 

VENUS ACID: UV blasts an oxygen atom off carbon dioxide.  This oxygen combines with sulfur dioxide and make an acid!

VENUS ACID: Before the “raining” hydrochloric acid reaches the ground on Venus, it evaporates when the temperature reaches 500ºF.