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Complete combustion

Complete combustion

Complete combustion happens when an alkane or alkene burns in a plentiful supply of oxygen. Because hydrocarbons contain only carbon and hydrogen, the two products are always carbon dioxide and water.

10.2.4 Combustion of alkanes and alkenes Lesson

  1. GCSE
  2. /Chemistry
  3. /10.2.4 Combustion of alkanes and alkenes

Step-by-step lessons on Edexcel GCSE Chemistry 10.2.4 Combustion of alkanes and alkenes. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Nail the core quantitative topics — moles, balancing equations and calculations — early on, since they underpin higher-tier questions across every paper and topic.

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