Question

What are the products obtained after the combustion of methane called?

Answer 1

Combustion:

• “A chemical process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give off heat is called combustion.”
• The substances which burn in the air are called combustible.

Combustion of methane:

• When methane is burnt in the air, it produces carbon dioxide$\left({\mathrm{CO}}_2\right)$ and water $\left({\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\right)$.
• The chemical reaction can be depicted as:

${\mathrm{CH}}_4\left(\mathrm{g}\right)+2{\mathrm{O}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)\to {\mathrm{CO}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)+2{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{g}\right)+\mathrm{heat}+\mathrm{light}$