CHEMISTRY GLOSSARY
fossil fuel
fosilno gorivoFossil fuels (coal, oil, and natural gas) are the fuels used by man as a source of energy. They are formed from the remains of living organisms and all have a high carbon or hydrogen content. They have value as fuels on the exothermic oxidation of carbon to form carbon dioxide
C + O2 →← CO2
and the oxidation of hydrogen to form water
H2 + 1/2O2 →← H2O
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