Combined Science GCSE
incomplete oxidation
What incomplete oxidation means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of incomplete oxidation
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In anaerobic respiration glucose is only partially broken down, so carbon–oxygen bonds remain in the products and oxidation is incomplete.
Topics that use incomplete oxidation
- Aerobic and anaerobic respiration (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Aerobic respiration
- Anaerobic respiration
- Balanced symbol equation
- Cellular respiration
- Chemical symbols
- Exercise physiology
- Exothermic reaction
- Fermentation
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