Multiple choice

Which of the following products is/are produced when combustion of pentane takes place in the presence of insufficient amount of oxygen?

  1. Carbon dioxide

  2. Carbon dioxide and water

  3. Methane and propane

  4. Carbon monoxide and water

  5. None of these

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Yes, it is correct. Incomplete combustion of pentane takes place in insufficient amount of oxygen. The products then produced are carbon monoxide and water.