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What is the product formed when carbon reacts with oxygen?
carbon dioxide
Revision questions
| Word equation | carbon + oxygen → carbon dioxide |
|---|---|
| Chemical equation | C + O2 → CO2 |
| Picture equation |
What is the reactant and product of oxygen?
The 2 in front of the oxygen gas and the 2 in front of the water vapor are called the reaction coefficients. They indicate the number of each chemical species that reacts or is formed. Methane and oxygen (oxygen is a diatomic — two-atom — element) are the reactants, while carbon dioxide and water are the products.
What type of reaction is C O2 → CO2?
combustion
Another special type of combination reaction is a combustion, meaning a reaction in which something combines with oxygen and gives off heat and light: C + O2 → CO2 2 Mg + O2 → 2 MgO Combustion of a compound includes break-up (decomposition) of the compound first.
What happens when carbon and oxygen react?
In this reaction, carbon reacts with oxygen to produce carbon dioxide. A: Bonds between the oxygen atoms in the oxygen molecule have been broken, and new bonds have formed between the carbon atom and the two oxygen atoms.
Do CO2 and O2 react?
O2 and CO2 do not react under ordinary conditions, owing to the thermodynamic stability of CO2 and the large activation energy required for multiple double-bond cleavage.
What happens when you mix carbon and oxygen?
Carbon and oxygen can combine to form two gases. there is a limited supply of air, only half as much oxygen adds to the carbon, and instead you form carbon monoxide (CO). Carbon monoxide is also formed as a pollutant when hydrocarbon fuels (natural gas, petrol, diesel) are burned.
Does CO2 react with O2?
What do you call a reaction between oxygen and a substance?
When a substance reacts with oxygen, we say it oxidises. It is called an oxidation reaction. Early chemists used the term oxidation for all reactions in which oxygen was a reactant. The definition of an oxidation reaction is broader and includes other reactions which you will learn about in Gr. 10 if you continue with Physical Sciences.
What are the reactants and products of glucose?
Glucose is the reactant and alcohol and carbon dioxide are the products. We can draw pictures of the molecules to show how the atoms are rearranged during the reaction: In the diagram above, the grey atoms are carbon (C), the red atoms are oxygen (O) and the small, white ones are hydrogen (H).
Why is the reaction of carbon and oxygen balanced?
The reaction is balanced because it has the same number of S and O atoms on either side of the equation. Draw a picture equation for the reaction, using the example of carbon above as guide. The picture equation for the reaction is shown below.
What are the reactants and products of a chemical reaction?
1 During chemical reactions, materials are changed into new materials with new chemical and physical properties. 2 The materials we start with are called reactants and the new materials that form are called products. 3 During chemical reactions, atoms are rearranged.