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Saturated hydrocarbons are generally unreactive except in the presence of high temperatures and oxygen.
Saturated hydrocarbons are called Alkanes. These compounds are generally unreactive, but when exposed to high temperatures and oxygen they react in a combustion reaction to produce Carbon Dioxide and Water. This reaction is very violent and spontaneous and explosions of household gas cylinders occur because of the spontaneity of this reaction.
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Since the compound has 1.38 time that of oxygen gas at the same conditions of temperature and pressure, we have the relationship:
MW/MWoxygen = 1.38
MW = 44.16
Since there is water formed during the reaction, the formula of the compound must be:
XaHb
where a and b are the coefficients of each element.
If the compound reactions with oxygen forming water and an oxide of the element X, the combustion reaction must be:
XaHb + ((2a + (b/2))/2) O2 = a (XO2) + (b/2)(H2O)
Using dimensional analysis:
10 (1/44.16) (b/2 / 1) (18) = 16.3
Solving for b:
b = 8
The compound now is XaH8. Most probably, the compound is C3H8 since it has a molecular formula of 44 and it reacts with O2 to form water and CO2.
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