Hydrocarbons are burnt in air to produce:

carbon dioxide

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carbon

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ozone

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water

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Solution

The correct options are
A carbon dioxide
D water
Hydrocarbons are burnt in air to produce carbon dioxide and water

Hydrocarbon combustion is the type of reaction where a hydrocarbons are reacted with oxygen to produce carbon dioxide, water, and heat.
$C H_{4} + O_{2} \to C O_{2} + H_{2} O$
Hence option A,D are correct.

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