A mixture of C3H8C3H8 and C2H2C2H2 has a mass of 2.8 g. It is burned in excess O2O2 to form a mixture of water and carbon dioxide that contains 1.4 times as many moles of CO2CO2 as of water. Find the mass of C2H2C2H2 in the original mixture.

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A mixture of C3H8C3H8 and C2H2C2H2 has a mass of 2.8 g. It is burned in excess O2O2 to form a mixture of water and carbon dioxide that contains 1.4 times as many moles of CO2CO2 as of water.

Find the mass of C2H2C2H2 in the original mixture.

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