Exam Questions Flashcards
Give a reason why the carbon compounds produced are different
Incomplete combustion
Why is sulfur dioxide produced in a petrol engine?
Sulfur impurities react with oxygen in the air
Many scientists are concerned about the carbon dioxide released from burning fossil fuels such as petrol
Because CO2 causes global warming and sea level rises causes flooding
Why does the government and people often ignore scientists’ predictions of an earthquake?
Not to cause panic and worry
Not much they can do
Not always right, exact time or how severe
What is Wegener mean by continental drift?
All continents started together over time they have slowly mover apart and still are
The atomic umber of an atom is the number of….
Protons
The mass number an atom is the number of ….
Protons and neutrons the nucleus
Titanium is more expensive than iron, why?
More stages
More energy required to extract
The air is removed from Reactor 2. An atmosphere of argon is used for the reaction between titanium chloride and magnesium metal, why?
Argon is un reactive
If it was air then oxygen would react with the magnesium
Steps for fractional distillation
The crude oil is heated to 350oC
Most of the compounds I. The Crüe oil evaporate
Any liquids flow down to the boot, of the column and the hot vapour ride up the column
When the hot vapour rise up the colum, the vapours cool
When a fraction in the vapour cools to its boiling point, the fraction condenses
The condensed fraction is separated and flows out through a pipe
Name two substances produced when poly(ethene) burns in the air
Carbon dioxide
Water
What is always given of in complete combustion?
Carbon dioxide
Water
Why has the percentage of CO2 decrease in the Earth’s early atmospher?
Plants photosynthesis
Dissolved in oceans
Miller and Urey used methane, ammonia and hydrogen for the Earth’s early atmospher, why?
The gases contain the elements which are needed for making amino acids
Miller and Urey’s experiment provides only weak evidence of how amino acids formed on earth, why?
It was an assumption, not now for a fact
Don’t know there was defiantly lightning
Calcium reacts with … To produce calcium carbonate
Water
Calcium hydroxide reacts with … to produce calcium carbonate
CO2
Buildings made of limestone are affected b the products from burning fossil fuels containing sulfur, why?
Sulfur reacts with oxygen to form sulfur dioxide
Acid rain produces from sulfur dioxide
Erodes buildings
Why may a gold ring not be made of 100% gold?
To soft
To expensive
Carbon dioxide is one if the main gases in the mixture of gases coming out of th kiln, why?
CO2 from limestone when combustion
Methane when burned produces CO2
What is he orientate of nitrogen in the air?
78%
Why does the mixture in the simple salad dressing separate?
They are immiscible
Mustard in the french salad dressing gasps molecules with hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties.
Explain why the french salad (contain olive oil and visiter) does not separate
Mustard is an emulsifier
Head - hydrophilic
Tail - hydrophobic