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In the combustion of butane (#"C"_4"H"_10#), how many moles of oxygen are required to completely combust 5.26mol of butane?

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Jun 13, 2018

#n("O"_2)=34.19"mol"~~34.2"mol"#

Explanation:

#2"C"_4"H"_10+13"O"_2->8"CO"_2+10"H"_2"O"#

#[(n("C"_4"H"_10),:,n("O"_2)),(2,:,13)]#

#n("O"_2)=5.26*13/2=34.19"mol"~~34.2"mol"#

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