Chemistry A-Level
Sustainability and CO₂ emissions
What Sustainability and CO₂ emissions means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Sustainability and CO₂ emissions
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Reference: OCR
Much industrial heating relies on burning fossil fuels, so using less fuel lowers energy demand and reduces the CO₂ emissions associated with that combustion.
Topics that use Sustainability and CO₂ emissions
- Reaction rates (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Activation energy
- Alternative reaction pathway
- Boltzmann distribution
- Catalysis and activation energy
- Catalyst examples
- Catalyst regenerated and not consumed
- Catalyst regenerated in the mechanism
- collision frequency
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