Question

List the products of combustion of fossil fuels. What are their adverse effects on the environment?

Answer 1

Fossil fuels are composed of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and sulphur. When these are burnt, the products are CO₂, H₂O, oxides of nitrogen and sulphur. Incomplete combustion of fossil fuels produces green house gases such as CO₂. If huge amount of fossil fuels are burnt, it would produce high amount of CO₂ resulting in intense global warming.