What is not true about most combustion reactions? a) elemental carbon is a product b) energy is released c) a carbon-based fuel

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Lelu [443]

3 years ago

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What is not true about most combustion reactions? a) elemental carbon is a product b) energy is released c) a carbon-based fuel

is a reactant d) molecular oxygen is a reactant

Chemistry

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White raven [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-23T03:41:03+03:00

White raven [17]3 years ago

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It would be A bc carbon is NOT usually a product. You can find out more about the by searching combustion reactions, then u should be able to answer the questions on your own.

Brums [2.3K] · Answer 2 · 2022-05-23T05:07:07+03:00

<u>Answer:</u> The correct answer is Option a.

<u>Explanation:</u>

Combustion reaction is defined as the reaction in which a hydrocarbon reacts with oxygen gas to produce carbon dioxide gas and water molecule. It is considered as an exothermic reaction as energy is released during these reactions.

A hydrocarbon is a substance which contains a covalent bond between a hydrogen and carbon atoms. So, it is considered as a carbon-fuel compound.

The general equation for this reaction follows:

$\text{hydrocarbon}+O_2(g)\rightarrow CO_2(g)+H_2O(g)+\text{heat}$

From the above equation, it is visible that elemental carbon is not produced.

Hence, the correct answer is Option a.