Saturday, May 14, 2011

5.10 I can recall the problems associated with incomplete combustion






What are the properties of carbon monoxide?
Colourless, odorless, toxic
Explain how carbon monoxide is formed
Incomplete combustion (insufficient amount of oxygen cannot turn all the carbon in hydrocarbon into carbon dioxide.
Explain why carbon monoxide is poisonous
Carbon monoxide is poisonous because it reduces the capacity of the blood to carry oxygen.

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