What is released into the atmosphere by the burning of fossil fuels?

Answer 1

I believe there are more than one, but the burning of fossil fuels is generally associated with the release of carbon dioxide (or co2). This plays a significant role in global warming. Hope I helped and for more info please Google "global warming", "fossil fuels", "carbon dioxide", or your original question. Best wishes!! :)

Answer 2

Most fuels, if combusted perfectly, will release CO2 (Carbon Dioxide gas) into the atmosphere, but due to imperfect combustion there is CO (Carbon Monoxide gas) as well. Not to mention myriad little molecular floaties of stuff that are not specifically part of the combustion, but happen to be mixed in with the fuel.

Answer 3

Carbon from coal combines with oxygen in the air to form carbon dioxide. This is a primary gas released during the burning of all fossil fuels. The oxidation reduction of hydrocarbon chains of oil also result in the release of some water vapor at about equal volume to carbon dioxide.

There is other particulate and gasses emitted as well, such as hydrogen sulfide from high sulfur coal, and even radon, simply by the sheer volume (ten to fifteen thousand tons) of coal burned per plant each day.

Answer 4

CO2 into the atmosphere causing an increase in green house gasses which will cause global warming, (EDIT) it also effects the ozone layer (o3) causing the planet to heat up, o3 being oxygen 3 which is ozone.
carbon

Answer 5

The gases are:-

• Hydrocarbons
• Compounds of sulphur like sulphur dioxide, sulphur trioxide.
• Compounds of carbon like carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide.
• Lead and its compounds like lead monoxide which are released due to incomplete fuel combustion.
• Ash and SPM (Suspended Particulate Matter)
• Heavy, insoluble impurities.

Answer 6

Gases as carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, sulfur and nitrogen oxides, water are released by oil burning burning. Methane because is practically pure release only water and carbon dioxide

Answer 7

One answer is carbon dioxide.

Answer 8

Mainly carbon dioxide but also traces of soot and Carbon monoxide.

Answer 9

It depends on what the fuel is. But carbon dioxide is a pretty common waste product.

Answer 10

Carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, water vapour, sulphur dioxide plus oxides of other elements which may be found in the oil or gas.