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Carbon burns in the presence of oxygen to give carbon dioxide. Which chemical equation describes this reaction?

А. carbon + oxygen + carbon dioxide

B. carbon + oxygen carbon dioxide

C. carbon dioxide - carbon + oxygen

D. carbon dioxide + carbon - oxygen​

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Answer:

C

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Because it is the question that represents than carbon in the presence of oxygen give carbon dioxide.

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Basically, carbon (C2) burns in the presence of adequate Oxygen (O2) to form carbon dioxide. Carbon is Quadro valent and is able to accept four more electrons. Oxygen has two electrons and hence, readily reacts with carbon to help break and make bonds. The chemical equation of carbon dioxide (CO2) is

carbon + oxygen → carbon dioxide or C2 + O2 = CO2

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