Incomplete combustion
What Incomplete combustion means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Burning a fuel in a limited supply of oxygen, producing carbon monoxide and soot instead of just carbon dioxide and water.
Burning in a limited supply of oxygen produces carbon monoxide and/or carbon (soot) as well as carbon dioxide and water.
Burning a fuel with too little oxygen, producing carbon monoxide and solid particles called particulates.
Combustion that produces carbon monoxide and soot.
Topics that use Incomplete combustion
- Atmospheric pollutants from fuels (AQA GCSE)
- Properties of hydrocarbons (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Combustion products
- Complete combustion
- Acid rain
- Air pollution from fuels
- Atmospheric pollutants from fuels
- Boiling point
- Chemical reactions
- Energy transfer
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