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When fuel is burnt, the carbon bonds with oxygen. If enough oxygen is available this will become carbon dioxide. In engines, less oxygen is available, and so burning the fuel is more likely to form carbon monoxide than in open air.

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Predict the most likely products formed from the reaction between calcium carbonate and sodium metal?

The reaction between calcium carbonate and sodium metal is likely to produce calcium oxide, sodium carbonate, and carbon as products. Calcium oxide is formed from the decomposition of calcium carbonate, while sodium carbonate is formed from the reaction of sodium metal with carbon dioxide released from the decomposition of calcium carbonate. Carbon is produced as a byproduct.


Can chlorine gas react with vehicle carbon monoxide?

Under the right conditions, chlorine will react with carbon monoxide to form phosgene gas, COCl2. This is unlikely to happen at the tailpipe of your vehicle since the reaction normally requires the presence of a catalyst such as activated carbon.


Does petrol give off carbon dioxide?

No, it is not. Carbon monoxide is produced by the incomplete combustion of petrol in air. Petrol is octane (C8H18), containing no oxygen atoms, whereas carbon monoxide, CO, has an oxygen atom. Complete combustion of octane goes: C8H18 + 12.5(O2 +3.76N2) --> 8CO2 + 9H2O + 47N2 Petrol Air Carbon dioxide Nitrogen Water Thus in a petrol fire with plenty of oxygen, no carbon monoxide is produced. However in a car's cylinder, there is likely to be more fuel and less oxygen than in this idealised combustion situation. There will still be mostly carbon dioxide and water as combustion products, but some of the carbon will partially oxidise carbon to carbon monoxide rather than dioxide. Although CO2 is a greenhouse gas, it is a less immediately dangerous substance than CO, which sticks to your red blood cells tighter than oxygen does - so tightly, in fact, that it won't let go, and the capacity of your blood to carry much-needed oxygen to your cells. Instead of bright red oxyhaemoglobin, CO combines with blood to produce cherry-pink carboxyhaemoglobin. A sign of CO poisoning is a cherry-pink complexion.


What was the earth's early atmosphere probably formed by?

The Earth's early atmosphere was likely formed by volcanic activity, which released gases such as water vapor, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and methane. Over time, this atmosphere evolved as a result of various geological and biological processes.


What most likely product is formed from the reaction between calcium carbonate and sodium metal?

The reaction between calcium carbonate and sodium metal would likely produce calcium oxide, sodium oxide, and carbon. The calcium oxide and sodium oxide would be the main products, with carbon formation as a byproduct.

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Why is carbon monoxide more likely to be formed in engines than if the fuel were burnt in the open air?

Carbon monoxide forms when the oxygen supply is limited, which is more likely to happen inside the cylinder of an engine than in the open air.


Does charcoal contain carbon monoxide?

It does not contain carbon monoxide, but it will likely produce carbon monoxide when burned.


Is carbon monoxide in coal?

No. But burning coal will likely produce carbon monoxide.


A child is born prematurely and experiences severe asthma. Which most likely affected cell differentiation when the child was a developing embryo?

Carbon monoxide


Why are carbon dioxide and carbon particles more likely to be formed in engines than if the fuel was burnt in the open air?

Your question assumes that it is more likely for this to happen in engines. It is NOT more likely. Burning a fuel anywhere produces carbon dioxide. The formation of the carbon particles depends on the amount of oxygen available and the tepmerature of combustion.


What is carbon monoxide and how is it harmful to drivers?

it harms the blood stream and takes away blood from the bodies cells.ANS2:Carbon monoxide is odorless, tasteless and colorless. It is produced from the incomplete combustion of hydrocarbon fuels. A driver in a car with a faulty exhaust system is likely to be exposed to carbon monoxide. It will cause unconsciousness and death.


Are carbon monoxide levels highest during cold weather?

The carbon monoxide levels in your home may be at their highest during cold weather for a couple of reasons. First, if the weather is cold you are likely running the heater, and gas- or oil-fired heaters can produce carbon monoxide. Second, you probably keep the windows and doors closed as much as possible, trapping carbon monoxide inside the house. The carbon monoxide emitted by a car may increase when it is cold because the engine burns fuel less efficiently when the engine is cold.


Was ancient rome polluted?

Polluted with rubbish? Most likely. Polluted with carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide at the same level as we have today? No way Jose.


Are carbon monoxide levels are usually highest during cold weather?

The carbon monoxide levels in your home may be at their highest during cold weather for a couple of reasons. First, if the weather is cold you are likely running the heater, and gas- or oil-fired heaters can produce carbon monoxide. Second, you probably keep the windows and doors closed as much as possible, trapping carbon monoxide inside the house. The carbon monoxide emitted by a car may increase when it is cold because the engine burns fuel less efficiently when the engine is cold.


Are Carbon monoxide levels are highest during cold weather?

The carbon monoxide levels in your home may be at their highest during cold weather for a couple of reasons. First, if the weather is cold you are likely running the heater, and gas- or oil-fired heaters can produce carbon monoxide. Second, you probably keep the windows and doors closed as much as possible, trapping carbon monoxide inside the house. The carbon monoxide emitted by a car may increase when it is cold because the engine burns fuel less efficiently when the engine is cold.


Which is dangerous to breathe carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide?

Both can be dangerous. CO2 from the side of if there is only co2 there is no oxygen. However, Carbon monoxide can bind 10 times stronger to the iron centre in haemoglobin than oxygen does, therefore you cannot transport oxygen around your body. I'd say due to this, CO is likely to be far more dangerous


Why carbon monoxide is better reducing agent than carbon?

It is 'better' in the sense of 'faster' because gas (like CO is) is more reactive than liquid or solid state material (like carbon black). It is not a more 'powerful' or 'energetically more favourable' reducing agent. Carbon monoxide at the same time is also an oxidizing substance.