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Questions
Write a balanced equation when butane is burnt in oxygen.
What happens when butane is burnt in air? Write a chemical equation for the reaction.
Chemical Equations/Structures
Very Short Answer
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Solution
Butane is an alkane, and alkanes burn in air to form CO2 and water vapour, while producing heat.
\[\ce{2C4H10 + 13O2 ->[heat] 8CO2\uparrow + 10H2O}\]
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Notes
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Hydrocarbons: Alkanes
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