Key term for Edexcel GCSE Chemistry, used in Hydrocarbons.
A quantity of oxygen greater than the exact stoichiometric amount required to fully oxidize a fuel.
Excess oxygen appears in Edexcel GCSE Chemistry revision content for Qualitative Analysis, Hydrocarbons and Polymers, especially Hydrocarbons and Combustion of Alkanes and Alkenes.
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