What is the word equation for combustion?

Answer 1

there are many combustion equations. the equation will look like this: x moles of "the gas" are combusted with x moles of oxygen gas to yield x moles of dihydrogen monoxide and x moles of carbon dioxide.

example: two moles of butane(C2H6) combust with four moles of oxygen gas(02) yield two moles of dihydroggen monoxide(water: h20) and two moles of carbon dioxide(CO2)

hmm well i don't really think that answers the question very well so whoever wrote this may need to add some thing to it or reword it for it to be easier to understand.

Try this instead.......

Combustion of a fuel (such as methane)

Lots of oxygen present

Methane + oxygen -----------> Carbon dioxide + water

Some oxygen present

Methane + oxygen -----------> Carbon monoxide + water

Little oxygen present

Methane + oxygen ------------> Carbon (soot) + water

I also agree that the first paragraph is a little vague and I would just like to say that the term Dihydrogen Monoxide was a hoax and is not the actual term for water. If you want to use the IUPAC name you can: Oxidane

IUPAC: International Union of pure and applied chemistry

Answer 2

It depends what fuel you're burning.

For ethane, one of the simplest hydrocarbon fuels, the equation is:

ethane + oxygen --> carbon dioxide + water

Because 2 C2H6 + 7 O2 --> 4 CO2 + 6 H2O

Answer 3

See related link. Fuel + Air -----> Heat + Water + Carbon Dioxide + Nitrogen + other products In cars, carbon monoxide is also generated. Some sulfur dioxide might also be produced in plants that generate power.

Answer 4

The word equation for combustion is fuel + oxygen -> carbon dioxide + water + energy.

Answer 5

The carbon, when mixed with oxygen will make carbon dioxide.

C + O2 = CO2

Answer 6

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