Sunday, June 12, 2011

3.4 I can recall the products of complete and incomplete combustion of alkanes

    1.     Saturated hydrocarbons are called alkanes
    2.        Small chain hydrocarbons are used as fuels
3.       The reaction is called combustion
4.       The word equation for  this chemical reaction is :
fuel (hydrocarbon) + oxygen → carbon dioxide + water + ENERGY (heat, light, sound)
5.       If there is insufficient oxygen then the word equation is:
fuel (hydrocarbon) + insufficient oxygen→ carbon monoxide + water + ENERGY (heat, light, sound)
6.       The problem with this reaction is that ______________ is produced this gas is a ___________ to the human body (see objective 5.11)
7.       Where can you find incomplete combustion? cars and vehicles
8.       What is used to reduce the harmful products from incomplete combustion?
9.       During incomplete combustion a smoky flame is often seen, explain this observation
10.   Describe the two chemical tests for water
11.   Describe the chemical test for carbon dioxide gas
12.   Describe a physical test for water