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What kind of change is Precious metals change carbon monoxide fumes to harmless fumes?
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∙ 8y ago
The wording of your question is confusing, but the emission control system of cars uses finely divided platinum particles as a catalyst to convert carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide and unburned hydrocarbons to carbon dioxide and water vapor.
This process does not work with precious metals in general, platinum and paladium make the best catalysts for these kinds of reactions.
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Does plants change carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide?
plants do not change carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide. they, on the other hand, convert carbon dioxide in to oxygen.
Are carbon monoxide levels change in cold weather?
no
Catalytic converters change nitrogen monoxide into which two gases?
Nitrogen and carbon dioxide.
Why does burning petrol in a car engine produce carbon dioxide as well as carbon monoxide?
because the petrol reacts with the air forming sulphur dioxide. Then the sulphur dioxide goes through the catalytic converter and is then change into a less harmful gas, carbon diioxide and carbon monoxide.
What is the chemical change in a slice of bread burning in the toster?
Bread is organic, therefore it contains Carbon and Hydrogen. When bread is heated is burns which releases Carbon (black), Carbon dioxide, Carbon monoxide, and water vapour.
What happens to matter of a burning candle?
The matter undergoes a chemical change. The wax and wick react with oxygen to form water vapor, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and soot. Some of the carbon is left behind on the wick.
What happens to the matter of a burning candle?
The matter undergoes a chemical change. The wax and wick react with oxygen to form water vapor, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and soot. Some of the carbon is left behind on the wick.
How does exhaust harm the envirorment?
As the fuel we use contains carbon, a product in a combustion process taking place in an engine is Carbon Monoxide (CO). Carbon Monoxide is an odorless, colorless gas which is very harmful to humans and animals. Also, it is a greenhouse gas and therefore is known to contribute to climate change, and it adversely (and possibly irreversibly) affects the environment.
How you change carbon mono oxide into a useful gas?
Carbon monoxide isn't useless, it was a component of "illuminating gas" (along with Hydrogen) and was used in gas lights. It is dangerous. It is also unstable. Many processes oxidize it into carbon dioxide.
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.
When you burn rubber is that a chemical change?
the rubber will become black and it will be very sticky
What is catalytic converter made of?
catalytic converters are made of several rare metals, Platinum, Palladium, and Rhodium called catalysts because they create a chemical change to your exhaust gas without going through a chemical change themselves to lower emissions. The Carbon Monoxide, Carbon Dioxide, Oxygen, Hydro Carbons, and Oxides of Nitrogen (NOX) go through the catalytic converter and change NOx is changed to Oxygen, Hydro Carbons to H2O and Carbon Monoxide to Carbon Dioxide. Perfect catalyst change and out the tail pipe would be CO, CO2, O2, HC, and NOx --> CO2, H2O, O2
