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Chemical Properties of Carbon

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Combustion is a reaction in which a substance reacts with:

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Hydrogen

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Nitrogen

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Oxygen

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Chlorine

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Solution

The correct option is C Oxygen
Combustion is a chemical process where substance reacts with Oxygen to give off a lot of heat. So combustion reactions involve molecular oxygen $O_{2}$ . When wood burns, it must do so in the presence of $O_{2}$ .

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