A Chemical Equation for the Combustion of Propane, C₃H₈, Is

Multiple Choice

A chemical equation for the combustion of propane, C₃H₈, is shown below. Through this reaction is the carbon oxidized or reduced? C₃H₈ + 5O₂ → 3 CO₂ + 4 H₂O

A) The carbon is oxidized.
B) The carbon is reduced.
C) Some of the carbons are oxidized while others are reduced.
D) The carbon is neither oxidized nor reduced.