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Q: What is it called when a substance burns in oxygen?
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When a substance burns it reacts with a gas called?

Oxygen is the gas most commonly associated with burning.


What burns a substance in the presence of oxygen?

combustion


What colorless gas burns with oxygen?

Hydrogen is a colorless gas that burns with oxygen. If substances will burn in air, those same substance will burn better in oxygen.


When a substance burns what does it do with oxygen?

A combustible substance will burn easily when on fire, A flammable substance can easily catch fire.


When a substance is combined with oxygen the substance is?

Often it's an oxide. For example, carbon burns in air to form its oxides, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. However, there are other possibilities. Hydrogen burns in oxygen to produce water.


Do substances actually burn in combustion?

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.


What is it called when oxygen is removed from a substance?

oxygen


What do you call it when oxygen is added to a substance?

When Oxygen is added to a substance it is called oxidation.


When paper burns in a fire what is a reactant?

When paper burns in a fire, the reactants are mostly carbon (the main substance in the paper) and oxygen(from the air).


When carbon burns in air carbon dioxide is formed what type of reaction is this a combination reaction?

Yes. Any "burning" process is called combustion or "oxidation" as every substance burns only in the presence of oxygen and as oxygen is being "added" i.e., it is on the reactant side, it is termed as oxidation.


Why is sulfur burning a chemical change?

When sulfur burns it reacts with oxygen to form sulfur dioxide, which is an entirely different substance from sulfur or oxygen.


What is the name of the substance that helps carry oxygen?

The substance that help the blood carry oxygen is called hemoglobin.