8Ed - Air pollution Flashcards
1
Q
Complete combustion is when…
A
all carbon reacts full with oxygen.
2
Q
What can incomplete combustion result in?
A
carbon dioxide gas from carbon that reacts completely with oxygen, carbon monoxide gas from carbon that reacts partly with oxygen, soot particles made up of carbon that has not reacted with oxygen.
3
Q
What is soot?
A
Soot is impure carbon particles resulting from the incomplete combustion of a hydrocarbon.
4
Q
What does pollutants mean?
A
It means they can harm living and damage the environment.
5
Q
Catalysts meaning?
A
Catalysts are substances that speed up reactions but are not used up themselves.
