Why Should We Care About Combustion Reactions and Their Uses?
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Problems with Combustion Reactions:
- Harming the Environment: When fuels burn, they release gases that can harm our planet and lead to climate change.
- Safety Risks: Burning fuels can cause dangerous explosions and fires, which can be very harmful.
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Challenges in Using Combustion:
- Pollution: Burning fuels can let out harmful substances into the air.
- Wasting Energy: Not all of the fuel we use turns into energy, which means we're wasting some of it.
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Possible Solutions:
- Clean Technologies: Using renewable energy sources can help us depend less on burning fuels.
- Better Rules: Stricter rules about emissions could help reduce the negative effects of combustion.
By understanding these challenges, we can see why it’s important to find new and better ways to handle chemical reactions.