In a chemical reaction, atoms in the reactants combine in new and different ways to form the molecules of the products. Students may be surprised that water can be produced from combustion.

All combustion reactions (such as the burning of coal) are exothermic. Incredibly, the reaction between iron and moist air that produces rust is a very exothermic process and generates lots of heat.

A method to successfully predict pressure-dependent chemical reaction rates has been demonstrated by scientists for the first time. It’s an important breakthrough in combustion and atmospheric ...

Learn the definition of combustion, the equation for combustion and what a combustion reaction is in this BBC Bitesize KS3 Chemistry guide.

This module connects ideas across topics in a first semester introductory chemistry course to explore the impacts of combustion reactions. By motivating students to understand the relationship between ...

Fireworks were first invented serendipitously by the Chinese in 200 B.C. but getting that perfect blue is a challenge ...

Studying combustion therefore requires ultrafast imaging to capture these processes. The researchers, led by Yogeshwar Nath Mishra, created a laser camera that can do just this by producing videos at ...

Some gas molecules may have incomplete combustion due to the lack of oxygen and result in carbon monoxide as a byproduct. The incomplete chemical reaction formula is: ...

Illustration of the ultrafast LS-CUP laser camera that images events during combustion. (Credit: Yogeshwar Nath Mishra and Peng Wang) In a recent study published in Light: Science & Applications, an ...

Combustion is a type of chemical reaction called a redox reaction, short for ‘reduction-oxidation’ All combustion reactions release energy.

In combustion reactions, a fuel reacts with an oxygen-rich substance called an oxidizer, creating waste products that often include water and carbon dioxide. But the Vatican’s focus is the smoke ...