Carbon, in all its allotropic forms, burns in oxygen to give ..............
Carbon dioxide
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Carbon dioxide.
Carbon, in all its allotropic forms—such as graphite, diamond, and amorphous carbon—burns in oxygen to produce carbon dioxide (CO₂) when oxygen is sufficient.
The reaction is:
C+O2→CO2
This combustion is an exothermic reaction, meaning it releases heat. However, in a limited supply of oxygen, carbon may form carbon monoxide (CO) instead:
2C+O2→2CO
This property of carbon to form either CO or CO₂ is important in energy production, metallurgy, and environmental chemistry.
The most pure form of carbon among the options is