Using complete sentences, explain how to predict the products and balance the reaction for the combustion of butane.

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Tanzania [10]1 year ago

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2C₄H₁₀ + 13O₂ ⇒ 8CO₂ + 10H2₀

<h2>What is combustion? </h2>

The reaction of a substance with oxygen, producing one or more oxides, heat and light.

Butane (C₄H₁₀) is a hydrocarbon ( The name used for a hydrocarbon with four carbon atoms and only single bonds.) Butane consists of carbon and hydrogen and thus when it combust, it produces carbon dioxide and water.

2C₄H₁₀ + 13O₂ ⇒ 8CO₂ + 10H2₀

The following chemical equation follow the law of conservation of mass.

The law of conservation of mass states that in a closed system, mass is neither created nor destroyed during a chemical or physical reaction. The law of conservation of mass is applied whenever you balance a <u>chemical equation</u>. It is also applicable to stoichiometry. On the product side, the number of atoms must match the total of atoms on the product side. As a result, the equation must be balanced.

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