Answer to Question #248487 in Organic Chemistry for Mimi

Question

What products are obtained with CH4(g) burns completely in an excess of oxygen?

Answer 1

Since hydrocarbon fuels only contain two elements, we always obtain the same two products when they burn. In the equation below methane (CH 4) is being burned. The oxygen will combine with the carbon and the hydrogen in the methane molecule to produce carbon dioxide (CO 2) and water (H 2O).