When carbon burns in air, carbon dioxide is formed. What type of reaction is that?

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Solution

When carbon burns in the air, it reacts with oxygen and carbon dioxide is formed. The following chemical reaction takes place in this process.

This is a type of oxidation reaction as oxygen gets added to the carbon atom. Also, this is a type of combination reaction as two elements viz., carbon and oxygen combine with each other to form a single element i.e., carbon dioxide.

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