Burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) gives us the energy for vehicles and machines with engines to move. However, it also produces carbon dioxide as an emission. This carbon has been hidden away underground for 300 million years, so releasing it now is causing global warming and climate change.
Burning fossil fuels and burning wood produce similar pollutants because wood and fossil fuels are both consist of hydrogen and carbon. Carbon dioxide is produced when burning wood and fossil fuel.
No.
Burning of fossil fuels is an oxidation reaction.
Sure, much of the world's electricity is obtained by burning fossil fuels.
Fossil fuels produce electricity when they are burned to make steam or smoke which turns generators to make electricity. But we must be careful that we are not burning too much fossil fuels so that we will run out one day. :)
fossil fuels
The main content is the same. Of the wood is carbon and hydrogen, and that of fossil fuels is hydrogen and carbon. So when wood and fossil fuels are burnt the Carbon combines with oxygen to produce carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, and the hydrogen combines with oxygen to produce water (H2O). C+O2--> CO2+CO
Bcoz burning of fossil fuels releases poisonous fuels which are harmful to human health....;)
The general equation for burning/combusting fossil fuels is:- fossil fuel + oxygen(air) = Carbon dioxide and Water.
Yes. Burning fossil fuels can also produce carbon monoxide as well as lesser amounts of sulfur and nitrogen oxides from impurities present in the fuel.
sulfur oxide
It can be used in incinerators which produce heat as for burning fossil fuels.