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Carbon can form covalent bonds with oxygen by sharing electrons. In a combustion reaction, carbon can react with oxygen to form carbon dioxide (CO2) by transferring electrons. This process releases energy and is exothermic.

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If oxygen is nearby what would carbon do in terms of electrons?

Carbon would share electrons with the oxygen to form carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide.


if the reactants in a chemical reaction are carbon oxygen and oxygen what would the product be?

If carbon and oxygen react, the product would typically be carbon dioxide (CO2). This reaction occurs when carbon (C) and oxygen (O2) combine, creating one molecule of carbon dioxide.


What has 2 electrons then 8 electrons then 6 electrons?

An atom with 2 electrons would be helium, an atom with 8 electrons would be oxygen, and an atom with 6 electrons would be carbon.


What is a particle diagram for carbon oxygen?

A particle diagram for a carbon-oxygen molecule would show two separate atoms, one representing carbon and the other representing oxygen. The carbon atom would have six protons and six neutrons in its nucleus, with six electrons orbiting around it. The oxygen atom would have eight protons and eight neutrons in its nucleus, with eight electrons orbiting around it.


What elements react with oxygen?

Oxygen is an element and therefore is only contained by itself. However, it can be abstractly said that all elements with atomic numbers above eight "contain" oxygen, because if you removed enough neutrons, protons, and electrons from any element above 8, you would have oxygen. (Or at least, you would have an unstable atom).


How would you test carbon dioxide to show that it was hydrogen?

Carbon dioxide form a milky suspension of calcium carbonate in calcium hydroxide; hydrogen doesn't react. But hydrogen react with oxygen when a flame exist.


A certain mass of carbon reacts with 13.6g of oxygen to form carbon monoxide what amount of grams of oxygen would react with that same mass of carbon to form carbon dioxide?

Carbon monoxide (CO) and carbon dioxide (CO2) have a molar ratio of 1:1 with respect to carbon. The molar mass of CO is 28 g/mol and the molar mass of CO2 is 44 g/mol. Since the same mass of carbon reacts in both cases, the same mass of oxygen (13.6 g) would react to form CO2.


Can you find out what the element is by the number of electrons in a neutral atom?

Yes, Elements are identified by the amount of electrons it has. Even isotopes are elements are still recognised by their amount of electrons. For example if you had a question: what element has 2 more electrons that Carbon? Carbon has 6 electrons, so 2 more would be 8. That would mean the element would therefore be Oxygen


What type of bond would form between carbon and oxygen atoms?

Covalent bond


Why are electrons shared unequally in carbon dioxide?

Oxygen is more electronegative; meaning that it has a 'liking' for electrons since it would like to fill up it's valency. Therefore it seeks to pull the electron between itself and carbon more strongly.


Does gallium react with oxygen?

of course not gallium does not react with oxygen you retards cuz if it did then something would happen if you would it in the air cuz oxygen is in the air


Why do metals react with oxygen?

Metals react with oxygen because of a process called oxidation. When metals are exposed to oxygen in the air, the metal atoms lose electrons to the oxygen atoms, forming metal oxides. This reaction occurs because metals have a tendency to lose electrons and oxygen has a high affinity for gaining electrons. The formation of metal oxides is a type of chemical reaction that changes the properties of the metal and can lead to corrosion or rusting.