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

Responses

Carbon dioxide 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.

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.

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, air (which contains oxygen) is mixed with gasoline, compressed in the combustion chamber, and then ignited by a spark from the spark plug, resulting in combustion.