Combustion Reactions Chemistry

What is essential for a combustion reaction to begin?

• Carbon dioxide
• Fuel 
• Fuel, oxygen and heat
• Water and oxygen

Which of the following chemical reactions involve combustion?

• A forest fire
• Human digestion
• A car using gasoline
• All of the above

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-5

NGSS.HS-PS3-4

8.7: Combustion is when a __________ reacts with oxygen

• petrol

• fuel

• fire triangle

• carbon dioxide

What are the types of combustion?

• Complete & incomplete
• Incomplete & inexact
• Impossible & complete
• Computer & incompete

Complete combustion is when there is plenty of oxygen to react with. 

• True
• False

Incomplete combustion is when there is a limited amount of oxygen.

• True
• False

Another term for burning is

• Fire triangle
• Magnesium oxide
• Combustion
• Bustion

A compound that contains only carbon and hydrogen and that produces carbon dioxide and water when burned is called a(n)

• binary compound
• carbonate
• ionic compound
• hydrocarbon

Is combustion a reversible reaction?

• Yes.
• No.

The word equation for combustion is:
fuel + oxygen -->
 water + ________ __________

• Carbon dioxide
• Limewater

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-5