IB Chemistry SL 1.3.3 Fossil fuels
IB Chemistry SL 1.3.3 Fossil fuels
Compare fossil fuels using stated environmental effects, carbon dioxide per kJ, and data-based arguments about greenhouse warming and pollutant formation.
How this is tested
- compare methane with gasoline by CO2 released per kJ and by pollutant formation such as particulates, CO and VOCs
- explain why burning methane clathrate is preferable to release by using methane's higher GWP than CO2
- use a CO2–temperature graph to support correlation or identify periods where the trends diverge