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It is poisonous in large amounts, and the gas is poisonous (but not in small amounts).
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How does sulphur dioxide get into the air?
Burning of (vulcanized) rubber is a common way that sulfur dioxide gets into air. The sulfuric acid manufacturing factories also discharge fumes of sulfur dioxide.
What causes rainwater to be acidic?
Atmospheric sulfur dioxide that dissolves in it on its way down.
What raw materials are used to make sulfuric acid?
Sulfur dioxide is formed by the combustion of sulfur. One of the principal ways of leakage of sulfur dioxide to air is through the sulfuric acid industry. Another way is the burning of material which are made out of vulcanized rubber that contains sulfur.
What are the methods that can be used to remove sulfur dioxide gas from the atmosphere?
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.
Is carbon dioxide dangerous in any way?
Biologically, 'too much' of it is toxic [poisonous or lethal]; while environmentally, too much of it is [only] one cause of the Greenhouse Effect.
What and where is a catalytic converter on a car?
It is part of the exhaust system. It can be anywhere between the exhaust manifold and the muffler. It is usually half way between the manifold and the muffler. Some cars have two. The purpose of the converter is to change the carbon monoxide in the exhaust to sulfur dioxide. Carbon monoxide is a greenhouse gas and sulfur dioxide is not.
How are a mixture and a pure substance alike?
They are not alike in any way, Because of the carbonic sulfur.
How are mixtures and pure substances alike?
They are not alike in any way, Because of the carbonic sulfur.
Is lead dangerous in any way?
yes lead is dangerous if you sallow it you can get lead poisoning
Are termites dangerous to children in any way?
Yes
What kind of acid is found in acid rain?
The main and the most possible way of the addition of acid to the atmosphere is from industrial factories such as sulfur dioxide and acids of phosphorus. Burning certain compounds also adds acid, for an example, burning of vulcanized rubber results in the addition of sulfur dioxide. When these acid vapors are dissolved in rain water, it is called an acid rain.
What is the primary way that volcano's can trigger a mass extinction?
Gasses released by a massive volcanic event can cause catastrophic climate changes. Carbon dioxide will raise global temperatures. while sulfur dioxide will lower temperatures.
