Timeline for In the complete combustion of methane, is it methane or carbon that is oxidised?
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| Jan 26, 2022 at 9:54 | answer | added | Maurice | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jan 26, 2022 at 6:43 | comment | added | Poutnik | @DrMoishePippik Well, formally, H in CH4 already IS oxidized. By partial oxidation $\ce{CH4 + O2 -> C + 2 H2O}$, only carbon is oxidized. Similarly, by replacing oxygen by fluorine, hydrogen is not oxidized either. // But I do agree that factually, considering homolytic cleavage and radical mechanism, rather both C and H are oxidized by full combustion. | |
| Jan 26, 2022 at 3:49 | answer | added | jimchmst | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jan 25, 2022 at 23:47 | comment | added | DrMoishe Pippik | Since the four hydrogen atoms combine with oxygen, I would not say only the carbon is oxidized. | |
| Jan 25, 2022 at 22:30 | comment | added | Ivan Neretin | As for me, either would be fine. | |
| Jan 25, 2022 at 21:37 | history | asked | Vandelay | CC BY-SA 4.0 |