Chemical Engineering - Chemical Engineering Basics - Discussion

The material doesn't get ignited an explosion of 649 °c for 5 min, will be a little shine called incombustible.

Combustion means reaction with oxygen or burning in layman's term.

Hypothetically, for combustion of CCl4 , the following reaction would have occurred :

CCl4 + O2 -> CO2 + 2 Cl2

For feasibility of any reaction, the sum of bond energy of all the products should be less than sum of bond energy of all the reactants.

In this case, breaking of O-O, and four C-Cl bonds require more energy than forming two C-O and two Cl-Cl bonds. Hence, CCl4 does not react with Oxygen and is incombustible

CCL4 is a tetrahydral structure so that it is quit stable compare to this.

CCl4 used as fire extinguisher.

CCl4 is used as fire extinguisher.

Among the options given, the incombustible substance is CCl4 (carbon tetrachloride).

Here’s why;

-> H2 (hydrogen gas) is highly combustible and burns with a pale blue, almost invisible flame.

-> C2H2 (acetylene) is also highly combustible and is often used as a fuel in welding torches.

-> S (sulfur) is combustible and burns with a blue flame, producing sulfur dioxide.

-> CCl4 (carbon tetrachloride), on the other hand, does not support combustion and is used as a fire extinguishing agent and in other applications where non-flammability is required.

It is colorless liquid, fire extinguisher, cleaning agent in industry.

Among the options given, the incombustible substance is CCl4 (carbon tetrachloride).

Here’s why;

-> H2 (hydrogen gas) is highly combustible and burns with a pale blue, almost invisible flame.

-> C2H2 (acetylene) is also highly combustible and is often used as a fuel in welding torches.

-> S (sulfur) is combustible and burns with a blue flame, producing sulfur dioxide.

-> CCl4 (carbon tetrachloride), on the other hand, does not support combustion and is used as a fire extinguishing agent and in other applications where non-flammability is required.

Chlorine being an electronegative element, would like to connect to an electropositive element carbon, as it can pull the electron pair closer to itself.

Among the options given, the incombustible substance is CCl4 (carbon tetrachloride).

Here’s why;

-> H2 (hydrogen gas) is highly combustible and burns with a pale blue, almost invisible flame.

-> C2H2 (acetylene) is also highly combustible and is often used as a fuel in welding torches.

-> S (sulfur) is combustible and burns with a blue flame, producing sulfur dioxide.

-> CCl4 (carbon tetrachloride), on the other hand, does not support combustion and is used as a fire extinguishing agent and in other applications where non-flammability is required.