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What is formed when carbon burns in oxygen?

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RRB Group D 2025 Question Paper (18-Aug-2026) (Shift 1)
The correct answer is

Carbon dioxide with heat and light released

Carbon burns in oxygen in a combustion reaction: C + O2 → CO2 + heat + light.

Combustion is exothermic, so heat and light are given out. Carbon contains no hydrogen, so hydrogen gas or methane cannot form. Carbon monoxide forms only when the oxygen supply is insufficient; burning in oxygen gives carbon dioxide.

Hence, the answer is Carbon dioxide with heat and light released.

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