air Flashcards
carbon monoxide source
- incomplete combustion due to the lack of oxygen
carbon monoxide effects
CO combines with haemoglobin in blood and reduces its ability to transport oxygen around the body
sulfur dioxide source
chemical equation
power stations exhaust fumes of vehicles-combustion of fossil fuels due to to the sulfur impurities
volcanic eruptions
S(s)+O2(g)>SO2(g)
sulfur dioxide effects
sulfur dioxide
acid rain-acidifies water bodies and reduces the ph of the water bodies and kills the aquatic life.
wears away limestone buildings
nitrogen oxide source
equation
internal combustion of engine
lighting activity
nitrogen oxide is formed when nitrogen and oxygen react to form 2NO in high tmperatures N2(g)+O2(g)>2NO(g)
NO(g)+O2>2NO(g)
unburnt hydrocarbons source
car exhaust fumes and chemical plants
unburnt hydrocarbons effect
cancer
reacts with sunlight to form ozone
methane source
cattle farming
methane effect
global warming
ozone source
effect
unburnt hydrocarbon reacts with nitrogen oxide in sunlight to form ozone
irritates eyes, nose, throat, damage plant crops