
(a) Burning
in power stations or in transport systems, whether gas, oil or coal, produces huge quantities of
gas which is considered to cause
.
(b) If a fossil fuel contains sulfur, on combustion the fuel the sulfur burns to form
.

(c) The pollutants
and particulate
are formed from the incomplete burning of a fuel. The gas carbon monoxide is highly
and particles of carbon makes surfaces
.
(d) Nitrogen oxides are formed from the reaction between atmospheric
and
at the high temperatures inside e.g. car engines.
(e) Given the following six molecular structures ...
(i) O=C=O, (ii) O=S=O, (iii) N=O, (iv) H-O-H, (v) C=O and (vi) O=N=O
carbon monoxide CO is molecule
and formed in the
combustion of fossil fuels e.g.
car engines.
water H
2O is molecule
and the second biggest product of fossil fuel combustion.

nitrogen dioxide, NO
2 is molecule
and is formed in the atmosphere by the oxidation of molecule
. and dissolves and reacts with water to cause
.
carbon dioxide CO
2 is molecule
, it dissolves in rain water or sea water and can make the oceans too
but is used by plants in
.

sulfur dioxide SO
2 is molecule
and reacts with oxygen (from air) in water to also cause
which can make lakes and rivers becoming too acid harming wildlife.
nitrogen monoxide NO is molecule
and formed in
combustion situations and is
to molecule
by reaction with oxygen in the atmosphere.