What is given off when oil reacts with fire?

You need to be more specific as there are many kinds of oil and it cannot be assumed that you are referring to for example oil you buy for your car. The chemical reaction will be different according to the properties of the oil thus the vaporised product will also vary.


The most simple answer is to say smoke is given off....What is given off when oil reacts with fire?
Oil is essentially a hydrocarbon. If combustion is complete, the carbon burns to carbon dioxide and the hydrogen to water.





CO2 + H2O








What is given off when oil reacts with fire?
As oxygen may be limited with such a high energy fuel source, you will likely also form carbon monoxide (CO). Also produced will be hydrogen sulphide and other sulphide molecules. Hydrocarbons may not always be composed only of C and H: you will likely find oxidised and reduced forms of N, P and S in the vapour.

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