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The formation of black soot indicates that the combustion is not receiving enough oxygen and is incomplete. Black soot is made from mainly carbon.

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Incomplete - insufficient oxygen.

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This combustion was not complete.

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How soot exist?

Soot is the product of an incomplete combustion of carbon.


How is soot forms?

soot forms because of incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons.chos:)


What are conditions for combustion?

carbon monoxide and carbon soot


How are soot particles formed from diesel?

Soot particles are the result of incomplete combustion of carbon or organic compounds.


What is created when combustion happens without enough oxygen?

Soot


How did soot exists in the luminous flame?

Soot appears when there is an incomplete combustion of carbon. In fact, soot is just carbon but floated up as it becomes less dense.


What dose soot mean?

Soot is a general term that refers to impure carbon particles resulting from the incomplete combustion of a hydrocarbon. (Wikipedia)


Why combustion of hexane produce no soot?

Maybe this desription of 'soot' helps you: see 'Related links' just below this answering page.


When do you get yellow soot in the burner flame?

Yellow soot is obtained when the holes of the burner are not clean. The combustion is incomplete. The yellow soot or yellow flame is because of unburnt carbon particles.


What are the advantages and disadvantages of using fossil fuels to create soot?

Soot is unburned carbon, it is in itself a loss of combustion efficiency and not a desireable product.


What two subtances may be produced during incomplete combustion?

Soot and Carbon Monoxide.


What two products are a result of incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons?

Soot (carbon) and carbon monoxide - as opposed to full combustion which results in water and carbon dioxide