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State the products of complete combustion of a hydrocarbon and give an example of hydrocarbons with complete combustion |
Carbon dioxide + water Alkanes |
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State 2 things that happen during combustion of hydrocarbon fuels |
- Releases energy - Carbon and hydrogen in fuels are oxidised |
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What does it mean when hydrogen and carbon molecules are oxidised |
They gain oxygen or react with oxygen |
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When balancing equations in hydrocarbons what is the order of elements which you start and finish with for the most efficient way of balancing |
- Carbon atoms balance on ecah side first - Hydrogen atoms second - Oxygen atoms 3rd |
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Write the general equation and symbol equation for combustion of hydrocarbons |
Alkane/alkene + oxygen - - - - - > carbon dioxide + water C2H2n/+2 + O2 - - - > CO2 + H2O |
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Balance this equation |
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