Key term for Edexcel GCSE Chemistry, used in Fuels.
A process where an element, such as carbon, reacts with oxygen to form a lower oxide (carbon monoxide) because there is insufficient oxygen to form the higher oxide (carbon dioxide).
Partial oxidation appears in Edexcel GCSE Chemistry revision content for Fuels and Earth Science, especially Fuels and Incomplete Combustion.
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