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.
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.