Homework Help: chemistry 1

Posted by jeanette on Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 9:39pm.

When butane undergoes complete combustion , the products are CO2 and H2O
C4H10(g) + O2(g)-> CO2(g) + H2O(g)
What is the value of the coefficient for oxygen when this equation is balanced

chemistry 1 - diana, Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 9:47pm
it should be 2C4HO + 8O2 - > 8CO2 + H20
chemistry 1--correction - DrBob222, Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 10:03pm
Try this instead.
2C4H10 + 13O2 ==> 8CO2 + 10H2O

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