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Combustion (Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry)

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Combustion

Combustion is the scientific word for burning
All combustion reactions involve a chemical change in which oxygen reacts with elements or compounds to produce oxides
Combustion reactions give out heat, so they will always be exothermic reactions
You need to be able to describe the combustion reactions of magnesium, hydrogen and sulfur:

The Combustion Reactions of Mg, H₂& S

Combustion Reactions, downloadable IGCSE & GCSE Chemistry revision notes

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Combustion reactions can also be classified as oxidation reactions.

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