C1.3.3 - Burning Fuels Flashcards
Give 5 exmaples of fuels
Methane
Petrol
Diesel
Coal
Hydrogen
What is the scientific word for burning?
COMBUSTION
When we burn a fuel what is it reacting with?
Oxygen in the air
When a substance burns what does it react with in the air?
Oxygen
Petrol, Diesel and Coal are fossil fuels. They take millions of years to form and will run out. What is the scientific term for fuels that will run out?
Non-renewable fuels
In the future what do scientists hoe to use asa safe fuel source?
Hydrogen
Combustion is another word for…
burning
Name 4 fossil fuels.
Coal
Petrol
Diesel
Methane
A combustion reaction is where you burn something to react it with oxygen in the air. What is another name for reacting something with oxygen?
Oxidation reaction
What is a fuel?
A material that burns to transfer energy to the surroundings as heat.
Is methane a compound or an element?
A compound because it is made from atoms of different elements bonded together.
When fuels burn do they transfer useful or useless energy?
Useful
How many atoms are in one molecule of methane (CH4) fuel?
4
Which 2 elements does methan fuel (CH4) contain?
Carbon
Hydrogen
Hydrogen + Oxygen –> ?
H2 + O2 –> ?
Hydrogen + Oxygen –> Water
H2 + O2 –> 2H2O
What is the chemical formula for the fuel: methane?
CH4
Methane + Oxygen –> ?
Methane + Oxygen –> Carbon Dioxide + Water
What are the 2 products of all combustion reactions?
Carbon Dioxide + Water
Cooking oil contains carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. Predict the two product that are produced when you burn it.
Carbon dioxide + Water because all burning (combustion) reactions produce carbon dioxide and water.
