Complete Combustion Happens When There’s Plenty of Oxygen Flashcards

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What do Alkanes do when there’s plenty of oxygens about?

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Burn to produce carbon dioxide and water

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What is the equation for this?

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Alkane + oxygen —> carbon dioxide + water (+energy)

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What does complete combustion do?

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Releases lots of energy and only produces those two harmless waste products

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What’s the balanced equation for the complete combustion of methane?

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CH4 + 2O2 —> CO2 + 2H2O

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