Balancing Equations and Atmospheric pollutants Flashcards
what do reactants show
chemical equation
what is equal to the total mass
total mass of products formed in a question
what must you never do when you balance a chemical equation
you must never change a chemical formula
what can never be destroyed or created during a chemical reaction
new atoms
how to balance hydrogen 2 atoms + chroline 2 atoms
h2cl2
what do you call substances dissolved in water
aquaeos
what do chemical equations show
products and reactant
what is a product and what is a reactant
reactants - start with. products- something made
what happens when hydrocarbon fuels burn in plenty of air
carbon and hydrogen in fuel oxidised
what do sulfur impurites burn from
sulfric acid
what happens if you change the conditions of the hydrocarbon fuels
change products made
what happens at high tempeture in engines
nitrogen from air reacts with oxygen
what can high tempeture in engines cause
breathing problems and acid rain
what do all fossil foil contain
sulfric acid
what happens if there is not enough oxygen inside an engine
incomplete combustion
what is formed in insufficent oxygen
posionous carbon monixde