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What are the methods that can be used to remove sulfur dioxide gas from the atmosphere?
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∙ 14y ago
About the only way sulfur dioxide gas can be removed from the atmosphere is by washing it out with water. But water and sulfur dioxide create sulfuric acid, and you'll have acid rain. There really isn't a "good" way to remove SO2 from the air. It is best to try to keep it out of the air in the first place. Most SO2 enters the air through the burning of fossil fuels with sulfur in them. The so-called "refined" fuels like gasoline don't contain sulfur, but coal and fuel oil and a number of other fuels do. Where coal and fuel oils are used commercially (in large quantity), we try to scrub the stack gases to grab the sulfur, but it is costly and difficult.
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What happens to sulfur when heated very strongly?
Sulfur is melted at 115,21 0C; the boiling point is at 444,6 0C. In an air atmosphere sulfur burn and form sulfur dioxide.
What name is given to a solution of sulfur dioxide in rainwater?
If sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide are in the atmosphere and they mix with the water vapour then it falls as acid rain
What is the molecular formula for sulfur dioxide?
SO2 is the molecular formula for sulfur dioxide. SO2 is a toxic gas with rotten, irritating and pungent smell. Volcanic eruption will lead to release of SO2 into the atmosphere.
What happens to sulfur when burnt?
It becomes sulphur dioxide, a corrosive pollutant. The sulpher dioxide then mixes with water vapour in the atmosphere to produce acid rain.
Is sulfur dioxide part of carbon dioxide?
No. Sulfur dioxide is sulfur and oxygen. Carbon dioxide is carbon and oxygen. They are two different substances.
What is a natural source of sulfur dioxide carbon dioxide and ash in the atmosphere?
Volcanos release sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide, and ash to the atmosphere at the same time
Is sulphur dioxide the same as sulphur?
No, sulfur is an element and sulfur dioxide is a gaseous compound. Sulfur dioxide is the combustion product of sulfur in an oxygen atmosphere (S+O2 --> SO2) Where sulfur is an element, sulfur dioxide is a compound and where sulfur is an insoluble yellow solid, sulfur dioxide is a colorless soluble gas.
Does sulfur dioxide increase or decrease the temperature of the atmosphere?
sulfur dioxide decreases temperature because it is a heavy gas
Does Io the moon have an atmosphere?
Yes. I has a very thin atmosphere composed mainly of sulfur dioxide.
Substance that will remove sulfur dioxide?
Basically, sulfur dioxide is a acidic gas. As acid reacts with alkali, carbonates and metals, all 3 are actually ideal to remove sulfur dioxide. However, in the context of removing sulfur dioxide due to air pollution, reacting sulfur dioxide with alkali and carbonate would be more appropriate. For example, removing sulfur dioxide with calcium carbonate would result in calcium sulfate, water and carbon dioxide.
What is the negative effect of sulfur dioxide to the atmosphere?
if there is more sulphur in the atmosphere the will be more problems with acid rain
Why should sulfur be removed from petrol?
When burned, sulfur yields toxic sulfur dioxide, which forms irritants in the atmosphere and contributes to acid rain.
Name all methods for a packed column sulfur Dioxide absorber?
desulphurisation
What would form if sulfur dioxide gas dissolves in water in the atmosphere?
Sulphate
Earth's primordial atmosphere most likely included?
Carbon dioxide, water vapor, sulfur dioxide, and methane.
What type of solution is used to remove sulfur dioxide?
chromatography
What problems occur when theres to much sulfur dioxide in the air?
The main problem with sulfur dioxide in atmosphere is the influence for acid rain. Sulfur dioxide molecules can react with rainwater to form sulfuric acid. Additionally, as sulfur dioxide is irritant to breathe, it may cause respiratory hazards too.
