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Combustion is the process of rapid oxidation of a substance i.e. its rapid reaction with oxygen.
This whole process is called burning. So, it can be said that the substance burns in combustion.
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What is visible vapour from burning substances?
combustion
What term is most used in reference to a combustion reaction?
Combustion reactions are exothermic processes. When substances are burned, heat is given off. An example of this occurs in many homes during the winter. Families burn wood in their fireplaces. This releases energy in the form of heat causing the temperature of the surroundings to increase and warm up the house. In other words, burn is the answer to your questions
What are facts about combustion?
A combustion reaction is a process involving two or more substances that produces heat and light. The process also involves the burning of a substance in the presence of oxygen. Substances made of hydrocarbon like wood and charcoal will burn through combustion.
What happens to propane when it is all burnt?
when you burn propane to complete combustion you will get a mixture of carbon dioxide and water vapor.
What is a substances ability to burn called?
A substance which has ability to burn is called combustible.
Do substance actually burn in combustion reactions?
The fuel burns, oxygen or some other oxidizing agent, isn't burning, it supports the combustion of the fuel.
What conditions are necessary for combustion?
There are some conditions associated with the process of combustion. The substance to be burnt must be combustible (the substance must catch fire easily). Wood, paper, coal, coke, hydrogen, liquified petroleum gas, natural gas, petrol, kerosene, diesel, alcohol, ether etc. are some of the combustible substances. The presence of a supporter of combustion is another condition for combustion to take place. They are nothing but the substances which help combustion of a combustible substance. Oxygen and air are the supporter of combustion. Air contains 21% of oxygen (a supporter of combustion) by volume and 78% of nitrogen by volume which is neither combustible nor a supporter of combustion. That is why combustible substances burn at moderate rate in air but burn at a very fast rate in oxygen. Another condition for combustion to take place is that the combustible substance should be heated so that its temperature reaches its ignition temperature. No substance can burn below its ignition temperature. The substances having low ignition temperature are called inflammable substances. The vapors of these substances in air can catch fire with a minor spark and hence can cause serious accident. Alcohol, ether, carbon disulphide, benzene synthetic fibres are some of the substances having low ignition temperature. If the ignition temperature is below the room temperature the substance can catch fire even without an external source of heat energy.
In a combustion reaction carbon is used to make reactants burn?
No, in a combustion reaction carbon is not used to make reactants burn.
What is the word combustion?
It means that it can burn.
What is visible vapour from burning substances?
combustion
Process where engine fuels burn?
That process is called 'internal combustion'
What two substances would react together in a combustion?
These substances are a combusible material and oxygen.
Why an iron nail when heated in a Bunsen burner will only glow red whereas steel wool will burn away?
Since they are different substances, they will react differently in a combustion (burning) reaction.
How many gallons of air to burn a gallon of gas in an internal combustion engine?
14.7
What are combustible substances?
The substances that can react with oxygen and give out heat and light i.e., undergo combustion are called combustible substances.
What term is most used in reference to a combustion reaction?
Combustion reactions are exothermic processes. When substances are burned, heat is given off. An example of this occurs in many homes during the winter. Families burn wood in their fireplaces. This releases energy in the form of heat causing the temperature of the surroundings to increase and warm up the house. In other words, burn is the answer to your questions
Do fuels need carbon dioxide to burn?
No. CO2 is a product of combustion. If the concept that LeChatelier proposed is used, the CO2 actually gets in the way of the combustion reaction (burning).
