How do we represent the combustion of #C_5H_8#? Is this a redox reaction?

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anor277
Nov 22, 2016

#C_5H_8(g) + 7O_2(g) rarr 5CO_2(g) + 4H_2O(g)# is a combustion reaction.

Explanation:

A combustion reaction is a subset of redox reaction; and certainly the oxidation numbers of carbon and oxygen change in the given reaction.

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