Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach 8th Edition

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Chapter 15 - Chemical Reactions - Problems - Page 793: 15-12C

Answer

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Work Step by Step

It is more likely to be found CO in the products of an incomplete combustion of a hydrocarbon fuel. Since oxygen has strong affinity to hydrogen than carbon, hydrogen is usually burned completely even when there is a deficiency of oxygen.
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