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In the combustion reaction of alkanes if Ethane is used how many moles of oxygen are required?(a) 3(b) 4(c) 7(d) 3.5The question was asked by my college professor while I was bunking the class.My enquiry is from Hydrocarbons topic in section Hydrocarbons of Chemistry – Class 11

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The correct choice is (d) 3.5

To EXPLAIN I WOULD say: The combustion reaction of alkanes has a standard reaction that is CnH2n+2 + (3n/2 + 1/2)O2 → nCO2 + (N + 1)H2O. In the case of combustion of ethane, n = 2. That means the number of moles of oxygen REQUIRED is 3(2)/2 + 1/2 = 3.5



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