Propane, C3H8, can be used as a fuel in your home, car, or barbecue grill because it is easily liquefied and transported. If 454 g of propane is burned, what mass (in grams) of oxygen, O2, is required for complete combustion? C3H8(2) + 5022) → 3CO2() + 4H2O(g)

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Propane, C3HS, can be used as a fuel in your home, car, or barbecue grill because it is easily liquefied
and transported. If 454 g of propane is burned, what mass (in grams) of oxygen, O2, is required for
complete combustion?
C3H8() + 502e → 3CO2) + 4H;Og)
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First of all, calculate the no. Of moles of O with the help of stoichiometry. Use moles to calculate weight.

Weight = Moles x Molecular weight

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