2.2 - Air Quality

Question 1

Scrubbers use a chemical reaction to remove a major pollutant from the air.
What pollutant is removed?

Answer 1

Sulfur dioxide (SO₂)

Question 2

What are the products of the chemical reaction?

Answer 2

What are the products of the chemical reaction?

Question 3

Why is carbon monoxide harmful to animals?

Answer 3

Carbon monoxide reduces the amount of oxygen the animal/human can carry. It suffocates them

Question 4

Scientists have two main methods of determining the amount of pollution in the air. Explain why a) is a more accurate method than b).
measuring the concentration of harmful chemicals in the air
estimating the amount of harmful chemicals in emissions from industrial plants and other sources

Answer 4

Measuring the concentration of harmful chemicals in the air would be more accurate because you are measuring rather than estimating the amount of emissions.

Question 5

Ozone can be both helpful and harmful. Explain this statement.

Answer 5

Helpful: protects us from UV rays, Harmful: at ground level, it forms with reactants and is harmful pollutant to people with lung diseases, asthma, colds, and also to children