Question

Carbon burns in air to form…..?

Answer 1

Carbon burns in the air to form carbon dioxide.

$\mathrm{C}\left(\mathrm{s}\right)+{\mathrm{O}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)\to {\mathrm{CO}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)$

This process is called combustion in day-to-day life it is called a burning process.

Burning is a process in which substances are combined with oxygen to form oxide and water.

Combustion is a very rapid process in which a huge amount of energy releases in the form of heat and sound.

It is a chemical, irreversible and exothermic reaction.

Chemical change: The changes in which a new substance will be formed which has properties that would be totally different from the properties of reactants.

For example, Carbon has a different property while carbon dioxide has totally different properties.

Irreversible change: The changes that can not be reverted to their initial position are called irreversible processes.

For example, carbon dioxide can not be again converted to carbon and oxygen.

Exothermic reaction: The reaction in which the energy is released in the form of heat is called an exothermic reaction.

For example, In the above reaction as we can see heat is released out of the reaction which is called an exothermic reaction.