What is the product of the chemical equation $C_3H_8(g) + 5O_2(g)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-05-18T15:15:31

Carbon dioxide and water.

Under conditions of complete combustion, a hydrocarbon is always combusted to carbon dioxide and water:

$C_3H_8(g) + 5O_2(g) rarr 3CO_2(g) + 4H_2O(g)$

Is this reaction stoichiometrically balanced? How do you know?

Can you do the same thing with pentane, $C_5H_12$ , with butane, $C_4H_10$ ? Why does butane have different stoichiometry?

What is the product of the chemical equation C_3H_8(g) + 5O_2(g)C_3H_8(g) + 5O_2(g)?