Combustion without hydrogen [closed]








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Is there any fuels without hydrogen that will combust. My friend believes there might be and do to my experience I have never heard of one. Please explain and if u can show a balanced equation of this combustion.




A combustion reaction is classified as a reaction between a fuel and oxygen to produce energy. The reaction: 2CO(g) + O2(g) = 2CO2(g) fulfills this definition, is exothermic, and does not use hydrogen.


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