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Why is the sulfur dioxide produced from burning fuels a problem?
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∙ 11y ago
sulfur dioxide is a very powerful and common greenhouse gas which traps the suns UV rays and leads to global warming.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoIt damages the ozone layer.
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What human activity releases large amounts of sulfur dioxide into the environment?
Sulfur dioxide is produced by the burning of coal to produce electricity. Nearly 2/3 of the sulfur dioxide produced is through the burning of fossil fuels.
Why does burning hydrocarbons produce sulphur dioxide?
Sulfur dioxide is produced only if the hydrocarbons are contaminated with sulfur compounds.
Sulfur dioxide forms from the burning of what?
Burning sulfur in oxygen produces sulfur dioxide.
Which gas is produced when burning sulfur?
an alkaline gas is formed
When oxygen is available sulfur dioxide is produced from the burning of sulfur what word equations best represents this reaction?
so2
Majority of sulfur dioxide produced by industry comes from what source?
coal-burning power plants
What gas is produced by fires?
Mostly carbon dioxide. If the supply of oxygen is restricted, carbon monoxide as well. Other things depend on what is in the burning substance, sulfur will give sulfur dioxide for example, and there may be nitrogen oxides.
How is sulfuric acid related to acid?
Sulfuric Acid is an oxoacid of sulfur and is made of Hydrogen, Sulfur and Oxygen. It is produced by burning sulfur in air to produce Sulfur Dioxide, and then oxidizing the Sulfur Dioxide to Sulfur Trioxide. Sulfuric Acid can then be made from Sulfur Trioxide.
How does sulfur dioxide and nitrous dioxide get in the air?
high temperature combustion produces nitrous dioxide gas A2: There is no "nitrous dioxide" gas--only Nitric Oxide (NO2) and Nitrous Oxide (N2O; laughing gas). NO2 is produced by burning at high temperatures, say a car engine running lean; and also produced naturally by lightning. Sulfur dioxide can be produced by volcanoes or burning hi-sulfur fuels, like some grades of diesel.
What polluting gas produced from burning hydrocarbon fuels is not a problem with nuclear energy?
sulfur
What is the primary source of sulfur dioxide?
Volcanoes produce more sulfur dioxide than any other cause. Some sulfur dioxide is also release from the burning of sulfur-rich fossil fuels.
Which gives sulfur dioxide when heated in air?
Burning elemental sulfur in air will create sulfur dioxide.
