CH3CH22CH3  reacts with gaseous oxygen gas  O2  to produce gaseous carbon dioxide  CO2  and gaseous water  H2O . If  4.90g  of water is produced from the reaction of  4.65g  of butane and  26.3g  of oxygen gas, calculate the percent yield of water.

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Gaseous butane 

CH3CH22CH3

 reacts with gaseous oxygen gas 

O2

 to produce gaseous carbon dioxide 

CO2

 and gaseous water 

H2O

. If 

4.90g

 of water is produced from the reaction of 

4.65g

 of butane and 

26.3g

 of oxygen gas, calculate the percent yield of water.

Be sure your answer has the correct number of significant digits in it. 

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