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Chemical reactions: combustion
Task A: Burning and combustion
1) This black powder is made of carbon. Does copper oxide burn?
Carbon is able to burn. Give reasons for your answer.
Copper reacts with oxygen yes
a
to form copper oxide.
This black powder is
copper oxide. b no
a
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2) The students are talking about combustion and burning. State if the
statements are for only burning, only combustion or both burning and
combustion.
No flames Flames It’s a reaction
are seen. are seen. with oxygen.
Products other
An oxide is
than oxides are
always
sometimes formed.
Lucas produced.
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3) Label the sides of the fire triangle.
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4) Match the statements about fire extinguishers to the part(s) of the fire
triangle that it removes.
A foam fire extinguisher produces foam that cools the
fuel and forms a layer on top of the fire as well as
stopping the fuel forming vapours. fuel
A water filled fire extinguisher cools the fuel of the heat
fire.
oxygen
A carbon dioxide extinguisher forms a layer of
non-flammable gas over the fire and cools the fuel.
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Task B: Combustion equations
1) Match up the statements to the keywords. You may use the keywords
more than once.
often formed in chemical reactions if oxygen and
hydrogen atoms are present
water
formed when a substance reacts with oxygen
happens quickly or over many years oxidation
small, easily formed molecule with strong bonds
between the atoms oxide
process of reacting with oxygen carbon dioxide
often formed in chemical reactions if oxygen and
carbon atoms are present
2) Carry out a practical to investigate how the burning time of a candle
changes with the volume of air / oxygen.
Step 2: Stop the stopwatch when the
beaker candle goes out. Record your result.
candle
adhesive
putty
heat
resistant Step 1: Light the candle and start Step 3: Repeat the
mat the stopwatch immediately after experiment with different
the beaker is placed over the top. sized beakers.
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This is a results table that you could use.
size of beaker (cm3) time taken for candle to go out (s)
3) Write a conclusion for your experiment.
The candle which burned for the longest was in the __________ beaker
because …
The candle went out when …
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