Combustion of Alkanes
Cards (29)
- What are many alkanes separated from crude oil used for?
- Why is the combustion of alkanes considered highly exothermic?
- What is the percentage composition of nitrogen in the atmosphere?
- What is the percentage composition of oxygen in the atmosphere?
- What occurs during complete combustion of alkanes?
- What are the products of complete combustion of alkanes?
- Write the balanced equation for the complete combustion of octane (C₈H₁₈).
- What are the products of incomplete combustion of alkanes?
- What is the environmental impact of carbon soot?
- What is carbon monoxide and why is it dangerous?
- How does sulfur dioxide form during combustion?
- Write the balanced equation for the combustion of methanethiol (CH₃SH).
- What is the main environmental issue caused by sulfur dioxide?
- What is flue gas desulfurization?
- Write the neutralization reaction for removing sulfur dioxide using calcium oxide.
- What are nitrogen oxides (NOx) and where do they form?
- What happens to nitrogen oxides in the atmosphere?
- Write the balanced equation for the formation of nitrogen dioxide from nitrogen monoxide.
- How does nitrogen dioxide affect the atmosphere?
- What is the function of catalytic converters in vehicles?
- Write the balanced equation for the catalytic converter reaction involving octane.
- What materials are used in catalytic converters?
- What are the main greenhouse gases?
- How do greenhouse gases contribute to global warming?
- What has caused the increase in carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere?
- What is the consequence of global warming on the planet?
- How are chemists contributing to solving global warming?
- What are the effects of acid rain?
- What are the methods for removing sulfur from fuels?