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Combustion Equation
D. Crowley, 2008
Combustion
To know the equation for combustion, and how to test for its products
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Riddle
Take away oxygen and I no longer live
Heat and light is what I so often give
I have so much energy that I just have to release
Hydrocarbons make a lovely feast!
Get in my way and you’ll have a fright
I will certainly hurt, although I do not bite.
What a peculiar riddle I hear you cry
But tell me this, just who am I?
Fire
Combustion
• What is combustion?
• Combustion is the scientific name for burning – a chemical reaction
• Combustion is the reaction when a substance burns and reacts with oxygen to produce heat and light energy
Candle• Why does the candle in experiment 1 go out and why does the
candle in experiment 2 rise?
• As the candle burns, oxygen is used up (eventually causing the candle to go out). As the oxygen is used up there is a pressure change, causing the water to be sucked up from the bowl
Combustion
• What is made during combustion – what does the limewater and cobalt chloride test for?
• Limewater test for carbon dioxide (cloudy) and the cobalt chloride paper shows that water was also produced
Combustion
• Combustion results in the formation of both carbon dioxide & water
• When substances burn, reacting with oxygen, the new products formed are called oxides
Carbon + Oxygen → Carbon Dioxide
Hydrogen + Oxygen → Water
Methane (CH4) is often used in cooking (it contains both carbon & hydrogen)
• When it is burnt in oxygen it produces the following products: -
Methane + Oxygen → Carbon Dioxide + Water
Carbon Dioxide
• Combustion produces carbon dioxide – why can this be a problem?
• Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas – it traps heat which can lead to global warming…
Global Warming
• Your task is to produce a poster as a group which shows us why combustion (via factories & cars) can be a really bad thing (thinking about CO2 production leading to global warming)
• Think about why we should cut down on the amount of fossil fuels we burn & consider what alternatives we could use…
Carbon Footprint
• You can work out your carbon footprint: -
Carbon Footprint