C1- Air quality OCR 21st century

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Where did the carbon dioxide in the Earths early atmosphere come from?
Volcanoes gave out CO2, H2O and nitrogen.
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What are the main gases in the Earths current atmosphere?
Nitrogen, oxygen and argon
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What is the percentage of nitrogen and oxygen in the Earths current atmosphere?
Nitrogen = 78%, Oxygen = 21%
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What is formed first nitrogen monxide or dioxide?
Monoxide
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How is nitrogen dioxide formed?
nitrogen monoxide must be oxidised to become nitrogen dioxide.
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What is a chemical reaction?
When atoms are rearranged.
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What is a hydrocarbon?
Two elements hydrogen and carbon mixed together.
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Why are reactants different from the products they make?
The products will have different properties because the elemtents are rearranged.
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What main element is in coal?
Carbon.
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Where is sulphur found?
In fossil fuels as an impurity.
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How doe sulphur dioxide leave the atmosphere?
Through acid rain.
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