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What are the products of combustion?
Water and carbon dioxide
What is combustion the scientific word for?
Burning
What happens to limewater when it reacts with carbon dioxide?
It turns cloudy
What has limewater reacted with to turn it cloudy?
Carbon dioxide
Name a product of incomplete combustion
Soot, carbon monoxide, water
_________ + oxygen produces carbon dioxide and water
Fuel
What is the chemical formula for methane?
CH4
Is combustion endo or exothermic?
Exothermic
Give the chemical formula for carbon dioxide
CO2
Give the chemical formula for carbon monoxide
CO
What happens to candle wax when it burns?
It reacts with oxygen and becomes carbon dioxide and water
Give the word equation for complete combustion
Fuel + Oxygen --> carbon dioxide + water
Why is carbon monoxide the silent killer?
No colour, smell or taste
Why would incomplete combustion happen instead of complete combustion?
Not enough oxygen
Name the three sides of the fire triangle
Heat, fuel, oxygen
What are the reactants in combustion?
Fuel and oxygen
