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RedPanther
2 years ago

Oxygen is a rather reactive substance. If enough oxygen is present, everything will react with oxygen that can react with oxygen somehow.

And hydrogen is very happy to react with oxygen. So he does that if they have the opportunity to do so. And the possibility is definitely present when you burn a hydrocarbon with oxygen.

In order to produce elemental hydrogen in the reaction mentioned, you would have to somehow prevent the hydrogen of the alkane from reacting with oxygen. This is under conditions in which alkane burns but is simply not possible.