Pollutants (Edexcel GCSE Chemistry Combined Science): Flashcards
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Cause of incomplete combustion
Cause of incomplete combustion
Insufficient oxygen
Two pollutants from incomplete combustion
Two pollutants from incomplete combustion
Carbon monoxide (CO) and carbon (soot)
What type of gas is carbon monoxide?
What type of gas is carbon monoxide?
Toxic gas
How CO affects red blood cells
How CO affects red blood cells
Binds with them, preventing oxygen transport
What is soot
What is soot
Tiny black particles of carbon
Health problem caused by soot
Health problem caused by soot
Respiratory problems
Source of sulfur dioxide ()
Source of sulfur dioxide ()
Burning fossil fuels containing sulfur impurities
How acid rain forms
How acid rain forms
reacts with water in clouds to form dilute sulfuric acid
Effects of acid rain
Effects of acid rain
Acidifies lakes, damages plants, erodes buildings, corrodes metal
How nitrogen oxides () form
How nitrogen oxides () form
Nitrogen reacts with oxygen at high temps during combustion
Problems caused by nitrogen oxides
Problems caused by nitrogen oxides
Acid rain and photochemical smog
Product when hydrogen burns
Product when hydrogen burns
Water only
Why hydrogen is a clean fuel
Why hydrogen is a clean fuel
Non-polluting and renewable