How does combustion occur in a gas engine of a car?(1 point)

Responses

Oxygen and gasoline are compressed in the engine, and a spark plug ignites the fuel.
Oxygen and gasoline are compressed in the engine, and a spark plug ignites the fuel.

Carbon dioxide and gasoline are compressed in the engine, and a spark plug ignites the fuel.
Carbon dioxide and gasoline are compressed in the engine, and a spark plug ignites the fuel.

Oxygen and gasoline are compressed in the engine, and the fuel spontaneously ignites.
Oxygen and gasoline are compressed in the engine, and the fuel spontaneously ignites.

Carbon dioxide and gasoline are compressed in the engine, and the fuel spontaneously ignites.

1 answer

The correct response is:

Oxygen and gasoline are compressed in the engine, and a spark plug ignites the fuel.

In a gas engine, a mixture of air (which contains oxygen) and gasoline is compressed in the combustion chamber, and the spark plug generates a spark that ignites this fuel-air mixture, resulting in combustion.