Chemistry - Chemical Reactions - Combustion reactions - Complete vs Incomplete Combustion
Split-screen comparison. LEFT - COMPLETE COMBUSTION (plenty of oxygen): Show a clean blue Bunsen burner flame. CH₄ + 2O₂ → CO₂ + 2H₂O. Products: carbon dioxide (harmless) + water. Flame: blue, hot, clean. No soot. RIGHT - INCOMPLETE COMBUSTION (limited oxygen): Show a yellow, sooty flame. 2CH₄ + 3O₂