environmental impacts, combustion and fossil fuels

• fossil fuels contain..

  hydrocarbons
• Give the products of incomplete combustion

  carbon monoxide

  water

  carbon
• What is carbon also known as in incomplete combustion?

  soot
• Give characteristics of carbon monoxide

  colourless

  odourless

  toxic
• What does carbon monoxide do?

  binds to haemoglobin in blood, stopping the transfer of oxygen around the body to your cells
• What other product can be released during combustion of fossil fuels that contain sulphur impurities?

  sulphur dioxide
• What can soot cause?

  global dimming
• What is global dimming?

  When soot causes less light to reach earth
• How do nitrous oxides appear?

  Nitrogen and oxygen react in air due to heat
• What do nitrous oxides cause?

  acid rain
• Give 3 effects of acid rain.

  kills plants

  corrodes metals

  damages buildings