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Methanol Lab Report

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Extra facts Written equation for methanol is; ethanol + oxygen carbon dioxide + water When fuels are combusted in an excess of oxygen they have ungone complete combustion When fuels are combusted in a limited amount of oxygen they are said to have undergone incomplete combustion Cobalt chloride paper goes blue to pink if H2O is present Limewater goes cloudy when CO2 is present When balancing equations make sure you balance in this following order; C atoms, H atoms and O atoms (Carbons, Hydrogens, Oxygens) A balanced equation of methane: CH4 + 2O2 ---> CO2 + 2H2O A balanced equation for propane: C4H8 + 5O2 ---> 4H2O + 3CO2 A unbalanced equation for methanol: C4H8 + O2 ---> H2O + CO2 Greenhouse gases/Global Warming Greenhouse effect is a process of the sun where it warms up the earth's surface and goes into the atmosphere. Some heat radiation is reflected back into space but the most is absorbed by greenhouse gases and kept inside the earth’s atmosphere …show more content…

This is because the bonds in the greenhouse gases absorb the IR radiation and radiate it out again towards earth stopping the heat escaping from the earth’s

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These greenhouse gases trap heat that would escape the Earths atmosphere, thus causing the increase in the Earths surface temperature. The increase in the surface temperature causes climate change which disrupts many lives, such as animal and plant life. If the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide is trapped or builds up in the atmosphere, alongside methane gas, it can stay in the atmosphere for decades or centries. Each country, continent or person has its own contribution to global warming through its carbon footprint. The greenhouse gas footpprint is the amount of greenhouse gases that are emitted during the production of goods

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There’s significant evidence that huge amounts of carbon dioxide, a green house gas, in the atmosphere prevents the heat from the sun’s rays from escaping, acting like a huge blanket around the planet. The carbon dioxide is emitted into the atmosphere by the use of non-renewable sources of energy. The non-renewable sources of energy come from fossil fuels; coal, oil, and gas. When burned, they emitted tons of carbon dioxide in to the atmosphere. People use fossil fuels all around the world, and the effects are soon to be devastating on a global scale, if wont don’t change our ways soon.

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Global warming is a big issue that the world has been discussing about. This happens when the sunlight’s visible light energy in which it transforms into infrared light energy. It leaves the Earth’s atmosphere because it is absorbed by the greenhouse gases and raises the Earth’s temperature. Carbon emissions do not fully address to threaten global warming, but they can be reduced by taking action. But carbon dioxide is the primary driver of global warming.

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This arises from the excessive combustion of carbon-based fossil fuels for the production of energy. Also, carbon IV Oxide is a by-product of all living organism and forms a minor element in the composition of the atmosphere. However, the greenhouse effect arises from the composition of a small amount of CO2 along with water vapor. Despite the awareness that the alarming concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere could drastically interfere

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Today scientists have proved that greenhouse gasses emissions in specific carbon emissions are the main cause for why these problems have been increasing as humans activities are causing it. Greenhouse gases absorb reflected sun energy to maintain the Earth’s atmosphere at a temperature that can be habitable. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a

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We as humans are the ones who burn fossil fuels and clear trees that absorb carbon dioxide, sending heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere. During the past century, human activities have released large amounts of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. (Most of the gases come from burning fossil fuels) Greenhouse gases are like an imaginary blanket around the Earth. (trapping energy in the atmosphere and causing it to warm)

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The CO2 then releases that heat, warming the Earth’s atmosphere. As CO2 levels increase, the pace of warming accelerates. Satellite measurements confirm that less heat is escaping the atmosphere today than 40 years ago.

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The earth’s atmosphere consists of natural greenhouse gases like water vapor, carbon dioxide, and methane, which keeps the lower layers of the atmosphere warm. Greenhouse gases trap the infrared radiation — the radiant heat energy that the Earth releases into space in return to solar heating. “In 2005, burning fossil fuels sent about 27 billion tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere” (Climate Change caused by humans, section 13). Mankind burning fossil fuels like coal, petroleum, and natural gas releases carbon dioxide into the air and this is believed to be raising the Earth’s

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The amount of CH4 must increase 100-fold to make it comparable to H2O. Because of that, methane is irrelevant as a greenhouse gas. The high per-molecule absorption cross section of CH4 makes no difference at all in our real atmosphere. Unfortunately, this numerical reality is overlooked by most people. There is a lot of misinformation floating around, causing needless worry.

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These gases let in light but keep heat from escaping, like the glass walls of a greenhouse. First, sunlight shines onto the Earth's surface, where it is absorbed and then radiates back into the atmosphere as heat. In the atmosphere, “greenhouse” gases trap some of this heat, and the rest escapes into space. The more greenhouse gases are in the atmosphere, the more heat gets trapped.

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The greenhouse effect is a heating occurrence in the Earth’s atmosphere. In which the Earth experiences a temperature increase due to certain gases released in the atmosphere (water vapour, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane).The Greenhouse effect seems to be the main cause of the current global warming trend. This is due to the trapping of heat in the Earth’s atmosphere that’s radiating towards space. Where do the Greenhouse gases come from? Quite a crucial component of Greenhouse gas is carbon dioxide (CO2).

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Global warming is rapidly tuning into a strong concern for the citizens of the world. Science believes that the production of greenhouse gases is having a large heating effect on the atmosphere, and this could be very dangerous for human life and the environment. There are many causes of the global warming, some are natural causes and some are human made causes. Unfortunately, humans produce a lot of greenhouse gases through cars, landfills, and livestock cultivation. Deforestation and industrial emissions result to an of increase greenhouse gases around the Earth’s atmosphere.

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Some of it is trapped by a number of gases which resulting in the Greenhouse Effect. Global warming is the increase in average temperature of Earth due to the effect of Greenhouse gases. Greenhouse gases include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrocarbons. In 1896 Arrhenius was the first to claim that fossil fuel combustion may at some later time result in enhanced Global Warming. The observed rise in temperature over the 20th century was 0.3 to

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