Propane (C3H8) is a component of natural gas and is used in domestic cooking and heating. (a) Balance the following equation representing the combustion of propane in air:                                     C3H8 + O2  ==> CO2 + H2O (b) How many grams of carbon dioxide can be produced by burning 3.65 moles of propane? Assume that oxygen is the excess reagent in this reactio

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  1. Propane (C3H8) is a component of natural gas and is used in domestic cooking and heating.

(a) Balance the following equation representing the combustion of propane in air:
                                    C3H8 + O2  ==> CO2 + H2O
(b) How many grams of carbon dioxide can be produced by burning 3.65 moles of propane? Assume that oxygen is the excess reagent in this reaction.

 

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