Submitted by Protoflare t3_11ck5es in askscience
Of-Lily t1_ja7yvtq wrote
Combustion of hydrocarbon is a fairly fractious process. (pun intended!) The parent hydrocarbons have various structures and each one of those multiple pathways to break down.
The noxious odors come from primarily smaller hydrocarbons with various structures and and nitrogen oxides. carbon monoxide is odorless but is also produced and incompletely converted. It is a particularly harmful byproduct.
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