Oxygen in Combustion
- 2. Let’s Start With the BasicsCombustion is defined as the act or process of burning.Or more complex…Any process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to produce a significant rise in temperature and the emission of light.
- 3. How Oxygen is InvolvedIn order for combustion to occur, three things must be present.FuelOxygenHeat
- 4. Use of Oxygen in CombustionDuring combustion, oxygen combines with the fuel in a process called oxidation.Oxidation doesn’t only happen during combustion!However…
- 5. Oxidation occurs with certain elements or materials without the catalyst of heat. In combustion, the oxidation occurs rapidly, so much so that heat and light are emitted. For example, iron rusting.
- 6. In the end, remnants of the oxygen and fuel have chemically rearranged, becoming exhaust.