Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321809246
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Chapter 4 - Sections 4.1-4.9 - Exercises - Problems by Topic - Page 190: 97b

Answer

$2C_{3}H_{6}(g)+9O_{2}(g)\rightarrow 6CO_{2}(g)+6H_{2}O(g)$

Work Step by Step

Complete combustion of alkenes produces carbon dioxide and water. Therefore, we can write $C_{3}H_{6}(g)+O_{2}(g)\rightarrow CO_{2}(g)+H_{2}O(g)$ Now, we try to balance the number of H, C and O atoms in the left and right side. Step 1: Balancing C atoms $C_{3}H_{6}(g)+O_{2}(g)\rightarrow 3CO_{2}(g)+H_{2}O(g)$ Step 2: Balancing H atoms $C_{3}H_{6}(g)+O_{2}(g)\rightarrow 3CO_{2}(g)+3H_{2}O(g)$ Step 3: Balancing O atoms $C_{3}H_{6}(g)+\frac{9}{2}O_{2}(g)\rightarrow 3CO_{2}(g)+3H_{2}O(g)$ Step 4: Converting stoichiometric coefficient of $O_{2}$ into integer $2C_{3}H_{6}(g)+9O_{2}(g)\rightarrow 6CO_{2}(g)+6H_{2}O(g)$ We find that the equation is balanced in the above step.
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