Oxidation
CH4 +2 O2 -------> CO2 + 2 H2O
It is a combustion reaction , an oxidation.
Any reaction which constitutes oxygen as one of the ingredients, is known as oxidation reaction. Now, combustion is a process in which chemical substances burn in the presence of oxygen and this process can only occur in presence of oxygen.
In a combustion reaction oxygen is combined with the fuel source usually carbon and hydrogen based resulting in carbon dioxide and water and so this is an oxidation reaction.
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