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Identify the type of reaction when ethanol is burnt in air to form carbon dioxide, water and releases heat:

A
Redox reaction
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Combustion reaction
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Esterificaton reaction
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Synthesis reaction
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Solution

The correct options are
A Redox reaction
B Combustion reaction
Ethanol(C2H5OH) burns in the presence of oxygen(O2) to form carbon dioxide(CO2) and water(H2O) along with the evolution of heat.This is a combustion reaction and the equation can be written as:
C2H5OH(l)+3O2(g)2CO2(g)+3H2O(l)+heat

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