Ethanol Combustion
Ethanol Combustion: Burns with blue flame. Step-by-step mechanism, reagents and practice.
What happens
Burns with blue flame.
Reaction summary
C₂H₅OH + 3O₂ → 2CO₂ + 3H₂O
Reagents and conditions
- Starting material: C₂H₅OH; O₂
- Conditions: Ignition
- Products: CO₂; H₂O