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What are the effects of lack of enough oxygen when burning kerosene?
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What is the spectrum of burning kerosene?
Kerosene is a heavy mixture of hydrocarbons. Burning it creates water vapour, carbon dioxide (carbon monoxide in low oxygen conditions) and soot (unburnt carbon).
Is kerosene a oxidising substance?
No. Kerosene is a hydrocarbon reacts with oxygen and is oxidised.
Why nails do not rust in Kerosene?
no oxygen
How kerosene keep sodium from reacting with air?
Oxygen (which react with sodium) is not dissolved in kerosene.
A necessary ingredient for burning?
Oxygen is a necessary ingredient for burning.
What is the spectrum of burning kerosene?
Kerosene is a heavy mixture of hydrocarbons. Burning it creates water vapour, carbon dioxide (carbon monoxide in low oxygen conditions) and soot (unburnt carbon).
Why is burning a mixture of air and kerosene vapor a chemical change?
Every burning reaction is chemical. The reactant Oxygen makes new compouds by bonding itself to (some of) the elements of the burning compound ('fuel'). 'Oxygen' molecules (O2) becomemes 'Oxide' compounds, eg. CO2 and H2O.
Why do sodium kept immersed in kerosene oil do not burn?
sodium will react with oxygen and kerosene will have no oxygen molecules in it
Is kerosene a oxidising substance?
No. Kerosene is a hydrocarbon reacts with oxygen and is oxidised.
What happens if you burn something with not enough oxygen?
When you burn something without enough oxygen for complete burning, you get incomplete burning; for example, instead of getting carbon dioxide as a combustion product, you could get carbon monoxide.
What causes burning sensation In muscles?
The muscles do not have enough oxygen for aerobic respiration.
Why nails do not rust in Kerosene?
no oxygen
How kerosene keep sodium from reacting with air?
Oxygen (which react with sodium) is not dissolved in kerosene.
When lactate builds up in a runners muscle it causes a burning sensations. What causes this to occur?
The muscles do not have enough oxygen for aerobic respiration.
Why does smoke come from a fire?
The lack of oxygen for pure cunsumption of the fuel. If the fire has enough oxygen for the amount of whatever you are burning, no smoke.
Why do rockets use kerosene-liquid oxygen?
Pure kerosene won't burn without oxygen Liquid oxygen provides this oxygen Liquid fuels are easier to fly that gases due to weight restrictions. Blammo.
What a light source is kerosene lamp?
A kerosene lamp, like a candle, an oil lamp, a gasoline lantern and other light sources of a similar nature produce light by burning a fuel using the oxygen in the atmosphere for combustion. Compared to the white light from the sun or from white LEDs and some electric bulbs, the light from burning sources is more of a yellow color.
