Question

What type of reaction is shown below? Check all that apply.

C10H8+12O2→10CO2+4H2O

Answer 1

This is a combustion reaction (a hydrocarbon reacting with O2 to give CO2 and H2O). It is also an oxidation–reduction (redox) reaction (C and H are oxidized, O is reduced) and it is exothermic.

It is not a synthesis, decomposition, single‑replacement, or double‑replacement reaction.