Combustion products
What Combustion products means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Reference: AQA
The products of complete combustion are carbon dioxide and water, with carbon oxidised to carbon dioxide and hydrogen oxidised to water.
Sulfur dioxide is produced by burning fossil fuels containing sulfur impurities, and carbon monoxide comes from incomplete combustion.
Topics that use Combustion products
- Properties and effects of atmospheric pollutants (AQA GCSE)
- Properties of hydrocarbons (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Acid rain formation
- Acidic gas pollution
- Choosing fuels for particular uses
- Complete and incomplete combustion
- Detection
- Emission control
- Energy transfer
- Environmental impact
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