The Effects of the Combustion of Fossil Fuels and its advantages and disadvantages.

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Effects of combustion

Fossil fuels, including coal, oil and natural gas, are non-renewable energy sources, this means they cannot be used again once it has been used already. A renewable energy source is the opposite, it means that something that can be used over and over again, like the sun. Other renewable sources of energy include wind and water. Fossil fuels are hydrocarbons, they're the remains of ancient organisms. Fossil fuels have become vital to the society we live in today. Over 85% of the energy we use for everyday things like televisions, cars and computers are powered by the combustion of fossil fuels. However, fossil fuels will eventually run out since they are non-renewable, and it would take millions of years for them to form again!

Combustion (burning) is the process of breaking up atoms to release energy in the form of light and heat. Combustion of fossil fuels releases all the energy stored in the plant and animal remains.

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An advantage of using fossil fuels as an energy is that it is easier to convert into usable energy than hydroelectric and nuclear. Also, nuclear can be potentially dangerous

When coal is burnt it emits a large amount of carbon dioxide into the environment and the carbon dioxide released is not efficiently used by some other processes like photosynthesis to eliminate it from the atmosphere.

Corrosion effects metals and stone. Sulphur dioxide plays a major role in atmospheric corrosion; it has a solubility in water and forms sulphuric acid. When metals are moist in the presence ...

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