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drek231 [11]
3 years ago
7

Please help I need the answer now. Write a balanced equation for combustion of pentane in plenty supply of air and in limited su

pply of air
Chemistry
1 answer:
Ratling [72]3 years ago
5 0

Pentane burns in plenty of air: CO₂ and H₂O is produced.

C₅H₁₂ + 8 O₂ → 5 CO₂ + 6 H₂O

Pentane burns in limited amount of air: CO or even C is produced along with H₂O.

2 C₅H₁₂ + 11 O₂ → 10 CO + 12 H₂O

<h3>Explanation</h3>

Pentane is a hydrocarbon. There are five carbon atoms in each of its molecule. Its molecular formula will be C₅H₁₂.

Hydrocarbon fuels burn to produce CO₂ when there's plenty of air.

? C₅H₁₂ + ? O₂ → ? CO₂ + ? H₂O

  • Among all species in this reaction, C₅H₁₂ has the largest number of atoms per molecule. Assume that the coefficient of C₅H₁₂ is one.

<em>1</em> C₅H₁₂ + ? O₂ → ? CO₂ + ? H₂O

  • C₅H₁₂ is the only <em>reactant</em> that contains C atoms. There are 5 C atoms in a C₅H₁₂ molecule. There should be the same number of C atoms in the products.
  • CO₂ is the only <em>product</em> that contains C atoms. There are one C atom in each CO₂ molecule. 5 C atoms correspond to 5 CO₂ molecules.

<em>1 </em>C₅H₁₂ + ? O₂ → <em>5</em> CO₂ + ? H₂O

  • Similarly, C₅H₁₂ is the only <em>reactant</em> that contains H atoms. H₂O is the only <em>product</em> that contains H atoms. There are 12 H atoms in one C₅H₁₂ molecule, which corresponds to 6 H₂O molecules.

<em>1</em> C₅H₁₂ + ? O₂ → <em>5</em> CO₂ + <em>6</em> H₂O

  • Both CO₂ and H₂O are <em>products</em> that contains O atoms. There are 5 × 2 + 6 × 1 = 16 O atoms in total in 5 CO₂ molecules and 6 H₂O molecules. The 16 O atoms on the <em>product</em> side corresponds to 8 O₂ molecules on the reactant side.

<em>1</em> C₅H₁₂ + <em>8</em> O₂ → <em>5</em> CO₂ + <em>6</em> H₂O

1 C₅H₁₂ + 8 O₂ → 5 CO₂ + 6 H₂O

  • All coefficients shall be whole numbers. If there's any fraction in this equation, multiply both sides by the least common multiple of their denominators.

Hydrocarbon fuels burn to produce H₂O and CO when there's a limited supply of air. C (soot) might also be produced. Assuming that only CO is produced. Try to balance the equation using the same method.

1 C₅H₁₂ + 11/2 O₂ → 5 CO + 6 H₂O

2 C₅H₁₂ + 11 O₂ → 10 CO + 12 H₂O

Less O₂ is consumed for each mole of C₅H₁₂.

Consider: What would be the balanced equation when only C is produced?

<h3>Reference</h3>

"Products and effects of combustion", <em>GCSE Chemistry (Single Science)</em>, BBC Bitesize.

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