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Chemical Properties of Carbon Compounds<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Though we have millions of organic compounds, the reactions they\u00a0undergo are limited. Some important reactions among them are discussed\u00a0here.
\nThey are:
\n1) Combustion\u00a0reactions
\n2) Oxidation reactions
\n3) Addition reactions
\n4) Substitution reactions<\/p>\n

1. Combustion reactions<\/b><\/span>
\nCarbon, and its compounds burn in presence of oxygen or air to give CO2<\/sub>, heat and light.
\nThe process of burning of carbon or carbon compound in excess of\u00a0oxygen to give heat and light is called the combustion reaction. <\/i>In the\u00a0reactions carbon is in its maximum oxidation state of 4+ in the product.
\nEg: 1) C + O2<\/sub>\u00a0\u00a0\u2192\u00a0\u00a0CO2<\/sub> + Energy
\n2) 2C2<\/sub>H6<\/sub>\u00a0+ 7O2<\/sub>\u00a0 \u2192 \u00a04CO2<\/sub> + 6H2<\/sub>O + Energy
\n3) CH3<\/sub>CH2<\/sub>OH + 3O2<\/sub>\u00a0\u00a0\u2192 \u00a0CO2<\/sub> + 3H2<\/sub>O + Energy
\nGenerally, saturated hydrocarbons burn with a clear light blue flame,\u00a0whereas unsaturated hydrocarbons burn with yellow flame with soot(carbon). If air is not sufficiently available during combustion, even\u00a0saturated hydrocarbons give sooty flame. When Coal, Petroleum etc., burn\u00a0in air they give oxides of sulphur and nitrogen in addition to CO2<\/sub> and H2<\/sub>O\u00a0which pollute the environment. When Coal or Charcoal is burnt sometimes\u00a0they just glow red without flame. This is because to get a flame gaseous
\nfuels should burn.
\nMost of the aromatic compounds burn with sooty flame.
\nBecause of the inlets of air getting closed, the fuel gases donot\u00a0completely undergo combustion. Hence, it forms a sooty carbon form\u00a0which gets coated over the vessels.A combustion reaction is generally defined as any reaction that sustains\u00a0a flame. It usually involves burning with oxygen, though some exceptions
\nare there, combustion reaction is always exothermic, that is energy is\u00a0liberated during combustion reaction.<\/p>\n

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