Complete and Incomplete combustion

Complete combustion is when there is excess oxygen while you are buying something
Incomplete combustion is when there is not enough oxygen when you burn things.
1. Because the fuel is not fully oxidised it causes CO to be made
2. You can't balance these equations unless you don't include the particulates
A hydrocarbon is a molecule that contains hydrogen and carbon. It always produces oxygen when reacted with something
Intermolucular bonds
1. They are when there is an attraction between molecules.
  1. To turn a liquid into gas you need to break the intermolucular bond.
    1. The actual bonds between the molecule aren't broken
      1. The higher the melting point the stronger the intermolecular bonds
        Turning a solid into a gas
        For this to take place the intermolecular bonds have to weaken so that the molecules can move freely
        The length of a molecule can affect this
        The bigger the molecule the stronger the intermolecular bond.
        How much the molecules are attracted towards each other
        Size of the atoms involved
        Surface area of molecules

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	Created by Sanjana Ramesh about 9 years ago