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Fossil fuels are mainly composed of carbon and hydrogen. These elements make up the hydrocarbons found in fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas.

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Do all fossil fuels have in contain methane?

No, not all fossil fuels contain methane. Fossil fuels primarily consist of carbon and hydrogen, with varying amounts of other elements like sulfur, nitrogen, and oxygen. Methane is mainly found in natural gas, which is a fossil fuel, but not all fossil fuels contain methane.


What is the composition of fossil fuels?

Fossil fuels are primarily composed of hydrocarbons, which are molecules made up of hydrogen and carbon atoms. The main types of fossil fuels are coal, oil, and natural gas, each with a different composition of hydrocarbons. Other elements such as sulfur, nitrogen, and oxygen may also be present in varying amounts.


What belongs in the blank space of the following chemical equation for the burning of fossil fuels fossil fuels plus blank carbon dioxide water Heat?

The blank space can be filled with "oxygen." The balanced chemical equation for the burning of fossil fuels is fossil fuels (composed of carbon and hydrogen) + oxygen -> carbon dioxide + water + Heat.


Are all fossil fuels made up of carbon and hydrogen only?

By definition raw fossil fuels are not required to be purely composed of hydrocarbons. A hydrocarbon is by definition, just hydrogen and carbon; however in fossil fuels impurities are present that are often removed in refining. Some forms of fossil fuels have little or no hydrogen present (Coal for example is nearly all Carbon). It is not uncommon to find oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, and other mineral and chemical components in a fossil fuel outside of pure hydrocarbons. Refineries are designed to take raw fossil fuels (oil for example) and adjust those various components to meet some requirement. A good example is in gasoline and diesel fuels where octane, heptane, butane and sulfur levels can be controlled.


What element are fossil fuels mostly made up of?

Fossil fuels are mostly made up of carbon, along with varying amounts of hydrogen, sulfur, and other elements.

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Do all fossil fuels have in contain methane?

No, not all fossil fuels contain methane. Fossil fuels primarily consist of carbon and hydrogen, with varying amounts of other elements like sulfur, nitrogen, and oxygen. Methane is mainly found in natural gas, which is a fossil fuel, but not all fossil fuels contain methane.


Halogens are the basis of all fossil fuels?

Halogens are not the basis of all fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are primarily composed of hydrocarbons, which are compounds made of hydrogen and carbon. Halogens like chlorine, bromine, and fluorine are not key components of fossil fuels.


What is the composition of fossil fuels?

Fossil fuels are primarily composed of hydrocarbons, which are molecules made up of hydrogen and carbon atoms. The main types of fossil fuels are coal, oil, and natural gas, each with a different composition of hydrocarbons. Other elements such as sulfur, nitrogen, and oxygen may also be present in varying amounts.


How can cars pollute the rivers?

they release fossil fuels in to the atmosphere, fossil fuels is mainly coal and they pollute the atmosphere and rivers as you said.


Where are fossil fuels mainly used?

fossil fuels are mainly used in power plants to create energy some of these fossil fuels could be coal etc. Fossil fuels burnt make 2 different gasses witch rise and make rain witch is call acid rain . Witch can damage wildlife and other things. The truth is that fossil fuels are mainly used to feed thing that are destined to become fossils. Anything else is a myth as oil is abiotic.


Why are fossil fuels mainly used?

they provide the most energy efficiently


What elements are found in fossil fuels in addition to carbon?

HydrogenNitrogenSulphur


Why do people need to develop alternative sources of renewable energy and become less dependent on fossil fuels?

Mainly two reasons. (1) The fossil fuels will eventually be used up. (2) Fossil fuels cause pollution.


What is alternative fossil fuels?

Fossil fuels come from fossilied plant matter in the ground. Alternative fuels are alternatives to fossil fuels, and these are mainly carbon fuels that take their carbon from carbon dioxide in the atmosphere (as fossil fuels do) but on a carbon cycle with a much shorter term. An example is wood, which can be burned as more trees are growing and absorbing carbon dioxide.


What do fossil fuels emit that contribute to acid rain?

mainly sulfur and its oxides.


What two elements are fossil fuels made up of?

carbon and hydrogen


Decomposed sea creatures mainly form what two types of fossil fuels?

Decomposed sea creatures mainly form oil and natural gas as fossil fuels. Oil forms from the decomposition of organic matter over millions of years under high pressure and heat, while natural gas is mainly composed of methane and forms in similar conditions but requires higher temperatures.