There isn’t enough oxygen to react completely with the fuel (usually a hydrocarbon)
Reactants: Oxygen and usually a hydrocarbon as a fuel
Products of incomplete combustion are Carbon, Carbon Monoxide, Carbon Dioxide and Water
When hydrocarbon burns in air, produces large amounts of the by-products o Carbon dioxide, water, carbon monoxide, pure carbon, nitrogen oxides, etc.
The by-products are quite unhealthy and damaging to the environment
The flame produces is yellowish in colour
2 CH4(g) + 3 O2(g) →2 CO(g)+ 4 H20(l)
CH4(g) + O2(g) → C(s) + 2 H2O(l)
4 CH4(s) + 5 O2(g) → 2 CO(g) + 8 H2O(g) + 2 C(s)
Complete Combustion
Complex sequence of exothermic chemical reactions between a fuel and an oxidant
Reactants: Oxygen and usually a hydrocarbon as a fuel
Products: only carbon dioxide and water
There is production of heat and light in the form of either a glow or flames
When hydrocarbon burns in air it yields many by-products (small though) o Carbon dioxide, water, carbon monoxide, pure carbon, nitrogen oxides, etc.
Carbon dioxide is used in the process of photosynthesis, so it proves to be beneficial to us and the plants
When elements such as carbon, nitrogen, sulphur, and iron are burned = will yield the most common oxides
CH4(g) + 2 O2(g) → CO2(g) + 2 H2O(l)
2 C8H18(g) + 25 O2(g) → 16 CO2(g) + 18 H2O(l)
2 C2H6(g) + 7 O2(g) → 4 CO2(g) + 6 H2O(l) Within the past five years, creatine has