Sulphurous acid- environmental hazards due to the combustionof fossil fuels, acid rain

Principle

Oil was produced from plankton sediments under high pressure at high temperatures. Plankton proteins contain sulphur, that means the oil produced from this plankton contains sulphur, too, which forms sulphur dioxide when being burnt. When these substances (fossil fuels) are burnt, sulphur dioxide is formed which contributes essentially to the formation of the "acid rain". In this experiment students burn some petroleum and study the resulting combustion products.

Learning objectives

Formation of acid rain
Environmental hazard of fuels

Benefits

Easy teaching and efficient learning by using interactive experimentation PHYWE-Software
Experiment is part of a complete solution set with experiments for the topic acids, alkalis and salts matched with international curriculum: all topics are covered

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Quantity

Crude oil (petroleum),synthetic, 500 ml

Article no. 31808-50

1

Sulphurous acid,5-6%,g.r. 1000 ml

Article no. 31832-70

1

Wood splints, package of 100

Article no. 39126-10

1