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How are petroleum and natural gases alike?
They are both hydrocarbons.
What gas goes into the atmosphere when you burn coal oil or gas?
The gas that is released when burning coal, oil, or gas is called carbon monoxide or sulfur. Sulfur is released with the burning of coal and carbon monoxide is what the exhaust of cars is made up of because of the burning of petroleum.
What gas occurs while burning fossil fuels?
carbon dioxide and water vapor are the two gases in the correct and complete combustion of any fossil fuel. Other byproduct can occur if the process is not perfect. Carbon Monoxide is one of the chief gases from incomplete burning. Many other gases can be released during the burning process that are not an actual part of the combustion. They vary depending on the fuel.
Why silver tarnishes more near a petroleum refinery?
silver reacts with residual gases of the petroleum refining process, oxidises and gets tarnished.
What petroleum product is the cleanest burning?
Natural gas is the cleanest burning of the fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas).
Why is kerosene nonrenewable?
Because after burning gases are released in the atmosphere.
Is Kerosene nonrenewable?
Because after burning gases are released in the atmosphere.
What kind of gases are released by the burning of natural gas?
Greenhouse gases, like Carbon dioxide (CO2).
Which is an effect of burning fossil fuels?
Pollution is released into the atmosphere. ..
How did petroleum and natural gases come form?
where did petroleum come from?
which describes the burning of fossil fuels?
Burning fossil fuels contributes to climate change and are nonrenewable.
What name is given to the region of burning gases?
a region of burning gases
Why is energy from petroleum referred to as stored energy?
The energy from the petroleum is only accessable when the fuel is burnt, if the petroleum itself doesn't undergo burning the energy isn't released. So the energy is called 'stored' or 'potential' energy.
How does the law of conservation of mass to a burning candle?
The mass of the initial candle is identical with the sum of masses of released gases from burning and the residues remained.
One of the principle causes of acid rain is?
gases from burning coal and oil released into the air
What is the disadvantage of using oil and petroleum?
Using oil and petroleum releases carbon dioxide into the greenhouse gases of the atmosphere. Unlike the carbon cycle, there is nothing to remove these gases, so they have been building up, slowly, since we began burning them more than 200 years ago. They are now beginning to warm the planet. Global warming.
What is the definition of petroleum energy?
It's the kind of energy that is obtained from burning petroleum products.
