Glowing embers! Carbon burns
Carbon joins with oxygen and releases heat and light. That is what happens when charcoal glows on a barbecue. The gas made is carbon dioxide.
The result
- What it makes
- Carbon dioxide
- Equation
- C + O₂ → CO₂
- When it happens
- With a spark or a flame
Fun fact from Fizzy: You breathe out carbon dioxide every time you exhale!
🥽 Fire is hot and dangerous. Always have a grown-up around.