Methane bums in oxygen to yield carbon dioxide and water. The chemical formula for this reaction is #CH_4 + 2O_2 -> CO_2 + 2H_2O#. What is the product, or what are the products, of this reaction?

Answer 1

Clearly, the products of the reaction are #"carbon dioxide"# and #"water........"#, as with any complete hydrocarbon combustion,

There is also another reaction product that is produced when hydrocarbons burn; this is heat, which we can use to do work:

#CH_4(g)+2O_2(g) rarr CO_2(g) + 2H_2O(l) + Delta#

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Answer 2

Owen Ambrose

Water (H2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) are the reaction's byproducts.

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Methane bums in oxygen to yield carbon dioxide and water. The chemical formula for this reaction is #CH_4 + 2O_2 -&gt; CO_2 + 2H_2O#. What is the product, or what are the products, of this reaction?

Methane bums in oxygen to yield carbon dioxide and water. The chemical formula for this reaction is #CH_4 + 2O_2 -> CO_2 + 2H_2O#. What is the product, or what are the products, of this reaction?