In ontario, some electricity comes from coal-burning generators. coal is a natural form of carbon that has a large amount of sulphur mixed in with it. answer the following questions based on the burning of coal to produce energy.
a) write the word equations and balanced chemical equations for the burning of carbon and the burning of sulphur. (4 marks)
b) which of these products is harmful to the environment? how is it harmful? (2 marks)
c) write the word equation and balanced chemical equation for the reaction that produces this harmful environmental effect. (2 marks)
d)explain why it is important to make sure your furnace is tuned up and in proper working order before the winter

a)

b)

Sulphurdioxide

c)

d)  

Incomplete combustion produce harmful gases.

Explanation:

a)

Carbon reacts with atmospheric oxygen to form carbondioxide as well as sulphur dioxide.

The chemical equations are as follows.

b)

Sulfur dioxide is very harmful to the environment to cause acid rains.

This harmful gas mix with rain water to form  sulphuric acid.

c)

The balanced chemical equation for the reaction that produces harmful environmental effects is as follows.

d)

In the absence of proper amount of oxygen required for combustion, incomplete combustion will take place which will result in formation of more carbondioxide an other harmful gases.

1.consider the following balanced equation and answer parts a through. show calculations for each part.  

3 ag(s) + 4 hno3(aq) → 3 agno3(aq) + no(g) + 2 h2o(l)  

a. calculate the number of moles of agno3 produced by the reaction of 3 moles of ag with excess hno3. if the number to the left of the compound represents the number of moles of the compound which are present, then 3 moles of ag react with 4 moles hno3 to produce 3 moles agno3 (aq).

so the answer to a would be 3 moles.

b. calculate the number of moles of agno3 produced by the reaction of 108 grams of ag with excess hno3.  

i'm not sure how to plug in the grams of silver into an equation using moles to find how many moles are produced.

c. calculate the number of grams of agno3 produced by the reaction of 108 grams of ag with excess hno3  

d. calculate the number of moles of no produced as a byproduct of the reaction of 108 grams of ag with excess hno3.  

e. calculate the number of grams of no produced as a byproduct starting with 108 grams of ag and excess hno3.  

explanation:

1. for the first question, we must find the mass of the anhydrous salt, mgso₄. the molar mass for mgso₄·7h₂o is 246.47 g/mol, while that of mgso₄ is 120.37 g/mol.7.834 g mgso₄·7h₂o * 1 mol mgso₄·7h₂o/246.47 g * 1 mol mgso₄/1 mol mgso₄·7h₂o * 20.37 g mgso₄/mol = 0.647 g mgso₄

2. mass of water = mass of sample - mass of anhydrous salemass of water = 7.834 - 0.647 = 7.19 gpercent water in hydrate = 7.19/7.834 * 100 = 91.74%