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Name a chemical reaction for burning of natural gas?

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It is a combustion reaction as well as an exothermic reaction.
When methane, $C H_{4}$ (natural gas) reacts with oxygen, the result is carbon dioxide and water, along with heat, hence making it an exothermic reaction.
CH₄ + 2O₂ → CO₂ + 2H₂O + Energy

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