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Carbon, in all its allotropic forms, burns in oxygen to give ..............

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RRB NTPC 2024 Undergraduate CBT 1 Question Paper (29-Aug-2025) (Shift 1)
The correct answer is

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.

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