8-Fuels and Earth Science

Acid Rain

Rain that is acidic due to gases, such as sulfur dioxide, reacting with water vapour in the clouds. Sulfur dioxide is produced from the burning of fossil fuels which contain sulfur impurities.

Alkanes

The most common hydrocarbon found in crude oil. Alkanes have the general formula Cn H2n+2.

Alkenes

Alkenes are hydrocarbons with a double bond between two of the carbon atom chain, causing them to be unsaturated. They have a formula of Cn H2n.

Catalytic Cracking

Climate Change

Combustion

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Complete Combustion

Cracking

Crude Oil

Finite Resources

Fossil Fuel

Fractional Distillation

General Formula

Greenhouse Effect

Greenhouse Gases

Homologous Series

Hydrocarbons

Incomplete Combustion

Non-Renewable Energy

Particulates

Photosynthesis

Pollutants

Steam Cracking