Incomplete Combustion Flashcards
1
Q
Describe carbon monoxide
A
It behaves as a toxic gas
2
Q
Problems caused by incomplete combustion?
A
Producing carbon monoxide and soot in appliances that use carbon compounds as fuels.
Carbon monoxide: odourless, colourless, toxic gas, reduces amount of oxygen carried in blood. Poisonous
Soot: cause fires in chimney, can collect in lungs, cause lung disease
3
Q
What can incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons produce?
A
Carbon and carbon monoxide
