Chemicals: Oxygen and Greenish Yellow Colour Essay

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Harmful chemical compounds used in product to create toxic gas include ammonia and sodium hypochlorite. The chemical formula to the compounds is NH3+NaHCl
Ammonia is a gas with a very distinct smell but has no colour. Bleach (sodium hypochlorite) is a liquid with greenish yellow colour. Household products containing these compounds are Clorox which contains sodium hypochlorite and Windex which contains ammonia. Furthermore chlorine can cause severe irritation of the nose and throat as well as severe lung injury. If an accident happens to happen then move yourself and the people around you to fresh air. Try to rest in a comfortable position for breathing. If breathing becomes difficult, call 911 immediately. An environmentally friendlier alternative is NaHCO3 made from one sodium, hydrogen and carbon atom along with 3 oxygen atoms. This chemical is called vinegar, mixing vinegar and water at 50/50 ratio creates solution that is not harmful to humans. Vinegar is a clear liquid with a very strong smell. White vinegar has no harmful side effects. Vinegar can be used for cleaning windows which would replace ammonia. As well as using it on white clothes as an alternative for bleach. Once again to mention mixing ammonia and sodium hypochlorite makes a toxic gas called chlorine.
When using dangerous products like talked about in the paragraphs before accidents can happen. So why not choose to replace about every single cleaning product in your cabinet and have one that you know will be safe to you and the environment.

Chemicals involving the creation of acidity in lakes and rivers are sulfates and nitrates. The chemical formula for Sulfate is SO4, and the chemical formula for Nitrate is NO3 (negative charge). Sulfate is a polyatomic anion and has a molecular mass of 96.0. Nitrate is a polyatomic ion. Furthermore, nitrate is a very important chemical in relations to soil and agriculture. However, the adverse unintended consequences of massive dosages include an imbalance in ecosystems. Sulfur dioxide (SO2) is part of a group of highly reactive gasses. The largest sources of SO2 emissions derive from fossil fuels combustion at power plants (73%) and other