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Question
Under what conditions can hydrogen be made to combine with oxygen?
Name the products and write the equation for the reaction.
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Solution
Hydrogen burns in the presence of electric spark with a 'pop' sound in oxygen and with a blue flame forming water.
2H2 + O2 →2H2O
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