Select the correct answer. Carbon burns in the presence of oxygen to give carbon dioxide. Which chemical equation describes this reaction?

А. carbon + oxygen + carbon dioxide

B. carbon + oxygen carbon dioxide

C. carbon dioxide - carbon + oxygen

D. carbon dioxide + carbon - oxygen

Basically, carbon (C2) burns in the presence of adequate Oxygen (O2) to form carbon dioxide. Carbon is Quadro valent and is able to accept four more electrons. Oxygen has two electrons and hence, readily reacts with carbon to help break and make bonds. The chemical equation of carbon dioxide (CO2) is

carbon + oxygen → carbon dioxide or C2 + O2 = CO2

C

Explanation:

Because it is the question that represents than carbon in the presence of oxygen give carbon dioxide.

atomic mass = 39

number of neutrons = 20

number of protons= 19

electronic configuration = 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 4s1

the number of electron in first shell = 2

number of electrons in n=3 shell = 8