What is combustion?

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The burning of a substance in oxygen is called combustion. For example, the carbon in charcoal or coal undergoes combustion in the presence of oxygen to give carbon dioxide.

$C a r b o n + O x y g e n \to C a r b o n d i o x i d e$

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