Combustion Reactions

What are the products for a combustion reaction?

• Carbon Monoxide

• Carbon Dioxide

• Methane

• Water

Balance the following combustion reaction.

___ C₃H₈ + ___ O₂ → ___ CO₂ + ___ H₂O

What is the balanced equation for the combustion of methane?

___ CH₄ + ___ O₂ → ___ CO₂ + ___ H₂O

Balance the following combustion reaction.

___ C₂H₅OH + ___ O₂ → ___ CO₂ + ___ H₂O

What is the balanced equation for the combustion of ethene?

___C₂H₄ + ___ O₂ →___ CO₂ + ___ H₂O

Combustion reactions have hydrocarbons reacting with​ (a)   to produce ​ (b)   and ​ (c)  

• hydrogen
• carbon
• nitrogen
• water
• carbon dioxide
• oxygen gas

Balance the combustion reaction.

___ C₃H₆O + ___ O₂ → ___ CO₂ + ___ H₂O 

Balance the combustion reaction.

___ C₆H₁₂O₆ + ___ O₂ → ___ CO₂ + ___ H₂O