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Combustion, or burning, is an oxidation-reduction reaction in which oxygen combines rapidly with oxidizable materials in highly exothermic reactions, usually with a visible flame. The complete combustion of hydrocarbons, in fossil fuels for example, produces carbon dioxide and water (steam) as the major products ... [Pg.199]

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