Incomplete combustion of hexane produces unburnt carbon (soot) and another…

CHEMISTRY · Multi-part · A Level · Chemistry · Alkanes · Alkanes

Problem

Incomplete combustion of hexane produces unburnt carbon (soot) and another carbon-containing combustion product. (1) What is this product? (2) Explain why incomplete combustion occurs. (3) State two health hazards associated with the incomplete combustion of hexane. (4) Outline the observations you could make when observing incomplete, as opposed to complete, combustion.

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