Answer: The coefficient in front of nitric acid is 2
Explanation:
According to the law of conservation of mass, mass can neither be created nor be destroyed. Thus the mass of products has to be equal to the mass of reactants. The number of atoms of each element has to be same on reactant and product side. Thus chemical equations are balanced.
The salts which are soluble in water are designated by symbol (aq) and those which are insoluble in water and remain in solid form are represented by (s) after their chemical formulas. Liquids are represented by (l) and gases are represented by (g).
The balanced chemical reaction is :

Spontaneous = exothermic. If it is not spontaneous, it is endothermic. ΔG > 0, which means that the reaction uses energy instead of emitting it.
32.6 grams divided by the molar mass of C2H6, which is 18.0584g/mol = 1.8 moles of C2H6.
As there are two carbon atoms per C2H6, we must multiply the number of moles of C2H6 by 2 to get the number of moles of Carbon which is 3.6 moles.
The answer is 3.6 moles.
Hope this helps.
(Sorry for previously incorrect answer)
Reacting to produce hydrogen gas is a chemical property