Complete combustion
What Complete combustion means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Complete combustion
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Reference: AQA
Burning a hydrocarbon in a plentiful supply of oxygen, producing carbon dioxide and water only.
Burning a fuel with enough oxygen, producing carbon dioxide and water vapour.
Burning in a plentiful supply of oxygen produces carbon dioxide and water.
Combustion that produces carbon dioxide and water.
Topics that use Complete combustion
- Atmospheric pollutants from fuels (AQA GCSE)
- Properties of hydrocarbons (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Combustion products
- Incomplete combustion
- Acid rain
- Air pollution from fuels
- Atmospheric pollutants from fuels
- Boiling point
- Chemical reactions
- Energy transfer
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