Learning the general equations as a rule to predict products for the combustion of hydrocarbons, metals, and even special cases such as alcohols, ketones, and aldehydes.
Thanks :) I suppose it's part of its definition. All combustion reactions have oxygen as a reactant. Oxygen itself is quite reactive, wanting to find a partner with almost anything on the periodic table. If it can do so very quickly, you'll get the heat/light given off quite noticeably. If it's slow, like corrosion, then the release of heat is gradual, and you don't notice it.
@@Anglesandacid I have never heard combustible reactions explained that way, _thank you so much._ That helps with my understanding considerably. I appreciate you taking the time to reply!
It's a Van de Graaf generator - it makes static electricity, so off-screen I've got one hand on the dome, and a piece of plastic under my feet. This way my body accumulates the charge and can fly out through the fingers of my other hand. This creates the spark that ignites the bunsen.
@@ssegawadavid well I was taught a combustion reaction is between a hydrocarbon like methane or propane and oxygen and it produces carbon dioxide and water.
