Fuels And Combustion

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a form of pollution caused by the burning of impure fuels which damages wildlife, stone and buildings

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acid rain

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the layer of gases held within the earth's gravitational field

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atmosphere

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one of the byproducts of complete combustion of a fuel. can be an acidic pollutant causing acid rain and the greenhouse effect

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carbon dioxide

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very toxic product of incomplete combustion

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carbon monoxide

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chlorofluorocarbon gases which dissolve and destroy the ozone layer. used to come from aerosol sprays and coolant in fridges

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CFC's

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a fossil fuel formed from rotting tropical plants

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coal

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the burning of fuel to produce energy (and carbon dioxide plus water vapour)

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combustion

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combustion equation

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fuel + oxygen -> carbon dioxide + water vapour + energy

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a fuel burning in a good supply of oxygen to form carbon dioxide, water vapour and energy

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complete combustion

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the product wanted from the combustion of a fuel in oxygen - can be in the form of heat, light, movement or growth

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energy

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the anarobic respiration of yeast to produce carbon dioxide, alcohol and energy

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fermentation

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three things needed for combustion to occur - fuel, oxygen and heat. if anyone is missing the fire goes out

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fire triangle

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a fuel formed millions of years ago from the rotting remains of plant (coal) and animals (oil and gas)

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fossil fuel

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a hydrocarbon substance whixh burns to release energy

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fuel

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changing of the world's climate by the build up of greenhouse gases

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global warming

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a form of pollution caused by excess carbon dioxide building up in the atmosphere and producing a "blanket" around the earth which traps the sun's energy below it leading to global warming

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greenhouse effect

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a compound made up of hydrogen atoms joined to carbln atoms. all fuels are made of differing lengths of these hydrocarbona in chains

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hydrocarbon

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a fuel burning in insufficient (limited) oxygen and so producing monoxide (or even just carbon (soot)) instead of carbon dioxide

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incomplete combustion

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a fossil fuel formed from rotting plankton

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oil

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adding oxygen to an element to make its oxide

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oxidation

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a layer of a type of oxygen, O3, in the earth's atmosphere which provides protection from harmful infrared and ultravuolet rays from the sun. can be damaged by

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ozone layer

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the impact of mostly industrial processes, altering and destroying the earth's environment

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pollution

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the substance made as a result of a reaction (on the right side of the equation)

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products

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the substance which react together in a reaction (on the left of the equation)

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reactants

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removong oxygen from a compound

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reduction

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product of combustion

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smoke

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in state of combustion

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afire

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residue of combustion

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cinder

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visible sign of combustiob

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flame

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result of combustion

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ash

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crime of combustion

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arson

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beginning of combustion

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ignition

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system which draws gases out of combustion engine

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exhaust

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by product of organic combustion

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soot

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this alkane has the smallest hydrocarbon molecules

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methane

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the homologous series of hydrocarbons with carbob carbon double bonds

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alkenes

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type of distillation used to separate crude oil into useful mixtures of hydrocarbons

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fractional

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carbon compound produced by the complete combustionof a hydrocarbon

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carbon dioxide

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this sort of gas is a cause of global warming

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greenhouse

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oil, coal and natural gas are examples of this type of fuel

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fossil

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element found in impurities in fuels that is a cause of acid rain

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sulfur

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type of bond between atoms in hydrocarbon molecules

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covalent

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another name for burning

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combustion

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poly (ethene) is made from molecules of this alkene

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ethene

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compounds of hydrogen and carbon only

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hydrocarbons

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the homologous series of hydrocarbons with only covalent bonds only between their carbon atoms

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alkanes

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gas in the atmosphere that reacts with oxygen in engines to produce pollutants

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nitrogen

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crude oil and natural gas can rise through this sort of rock

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porous

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fuels react with this gas when they burn

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oxygen

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type of combustion that happens in a limited supply of air or oxygen

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incomplete

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small molecules that can join together to make larger polymer molecules

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monomers

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like being wet through in the rain - alkenes are described as this word

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saturated

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a liquid that flows easily is not very

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viscous

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relative bonding points of hydrocarbons with the smallest molecules

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low