Chemistry for Engineering Students
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Author: Lawrence S. Brown, Tom Holme
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.18PAE
3.18 Diborane and related compounds were proposed as rocket
fuels in the 1950s. A representative reaction for this class
of molecules is that of B2H6 and O2 to form B2O3 and
H2O. Write the balanced chemical equation for this
process.
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