Question

Carbon bums in the presence of oxygen to give carbon dioxide. Which chemical equation describes this reaction?

Answer 1

B. carbon + oxygen -- carbon dioxide

Explanation:

The best equation that describes a reaction where carbon combines by burning in the presence of oxygen to produce carbon dioxide is:

    carbon + oxygen -- carbon dioxide

Every chemical reaction is made up of reactants and products

Reactants are the species on the left hand side of an equation, the products are those on the right hand side.

The reactants combines chemically to give produces.

The kind of reaction depicted above is a synthesis or combination reaction where two species combines to gives a product or more;

               C   +   O₂    →    CO₂

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