Combusion Flashcards
What si the equation for combustion
hydrocarbon+oxygen=CO2+water
is energy given out or not in combustion
given out
What is the test for water
using white anhyrous copper sulfate in a U-shaped tube turns blou colour
What does incomplete combustion produce
carbon monoxide, water, CO2
What does carbon monoxide do to you
toxic gas, combines with haemoglobin in red blood cells preventing oxygen combining
When fossil fuels are burned what do they produce
sulfur dioxide + nitrogen oxides
Where is sulfur dioxide from
impurities in fossil fuels
What happens when sulfur dioxide mixes with clouds
forms sulfuric acid(acid rain)
How is sulfuric acid made
sulfurous acid oxidesed
WHat is the equation for sulfurus acid
Sulfur dioxide+water=sulfurus acid
What is the word equation for sulfuric acid
Sulfurus acid+oxygen=sulfuric acid
What causes pollutants of nitrogen
internal combustion engines, reaction between nitrogen and oxygen
What is the PH of acid rain
5.2