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Which hydrocarbon produces the most water vapour when it is burned completely?

Alkanes produce the most water vapor when burned completely, with methane (CH₄) being the simplest and most abundant. When methane combusts, it reacts with oxygen to produce carbon dioxide and water vapor, following the equation: CH₄ + 2O₂ → CO₂ + 2H₂O. Since it contains a high ratio of hydrogen to carbon, each molecule of methane generates two molecules of water vapor upon combustion. Thus, methane is the hydrocarbon that produces the most water vapor per molecule burned.


What is an example of a two carbon molecule?

There are many two carbon molecules but the most simple one is ethylene (C2H4)


What is an example of an organic molecues?

An organic molecule is any combination of atoms formed on a main base of Carbon, with most substituants made up of Hydrogen, Nitrogen, and Oxygen. A few examples would be methane, ethane, alcohols, DNA, there are many.


Is it possible to have a negative carbon footprint?

There have been learned people who have asserted this is not possible. There have been others who assert that it is. I am one of the later. Please consider this: Suppose you build a generating plant that burns methane gas leaking from a landfill to produce electricity. It burns methane against atmospheric oxygen to produce carbon dioxide and water. For each molecule of methane used, there is one molecule of carbon dioxide produced. Each molecule of methane is 37 times as powerful as carbon dioxide as a global warming gas. Therefore, the burning of methane that would otherwise be released reduces global warming, giving the process a negative carbon footprint. In fairness, I should point out that for each molecule of methane, there will be two atoms of water, in addition to the carbon dioxide, in the output. Water vapor is also a greenhouse gas. But the water produced would can be condensed immediately without any environmental effect, so I am not considering it in the calculation.


What is the chemical formual for Methane?

CH4, which is the most reduced form of carbon.

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What are the 2 elements in methane that are C and H?

The chemical formula of methane is CH4.C is the chemical symbol of carbon and H is the chemical symbol oh hydrogen.Methane is the most simple hydrocarbon and is an indispensable fuel.


What is the most predominant carbon molecule in natural gas?

The most predominant carbon molecule in natural gas is methane. Methane is a hydrocarbon compound with the chemical formula CH4 and is the main component of natural gas, typically comprising over 70-90% of its composition.


What is the difference between a molecule of oxygen and a molecule of methane?

Most oxygen is found as a diatomic molecule. (Yes, there is some ozone, but not much down here. And it's unstable, spontaneously reverting to O2 in a few minutes.) There are two atoms of oxygen in an oxygen molecule. Methane is a carbon atom bonded to four hydrogen atoms. O2 and CH4 are the oxygen and methane molecules.


Which hydrocarbon produces the most water vapour when it is burned completely?

Alkanes produce the most water vapor when burned completely, with methane (CH₄) being the simplest and most abundant. When methane combusts, it reacts with oxygen to produce carbon dioxide and water vapor, following the equation: CH₄ + 2O₂ → CO₂ + 2H₂O. Since it contains a high ratio of hydrogen to carbon, each molecule of methane generates two molecules of water vapor upon combustion. Thus, methane is the hydrocarbon that produces the most water vapor per molecule burned.


What is an example of a two carbon molecule?

There are many two carbon molecules but the most simple one is ethylene (C2H4)


Does methane have a higher density than oxygen and carbon dioxide?

Oxygen gas (2 Oxygen atoms per molecule) has a molecular weight of 32 g per mol, Carbon dioxide (1 Carbon atom + 2 Oxygen atoms per molecule) has a molecular weight of 44 g per mol, Methane (1 Carbon atom + 4 Hydrogen atoms per molecule) has a molecular weight of 16 g per mol, which that means when under the same temperature and pressure conditions, with the same amount of particles in the space (volume), methane would be the least dense of these gases, followed by oxygen, then finally carbon dioxide the most dense.


What molecule carries most of the carbon in the atmosphere?

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the molecule that carries most of the carbon in the atmosphere.


What is an example of an organic molecues?

An organic molecule is any combination of atoms formed on a main base of Carbon, with most substituants made up of Hydrogen, Nitrogen, and Oxygen. A few examples would be methane, ethane, alcohols, DNA, there are many.


What is an example of elements that combines to form a molecule?

A carbon atom and four hydrogen atoms can combine together to form a methane molecule.


Is methane the same as CO2?

No, methane (CH4) is a different greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide (CO2). While both gases contribute to global warming, methane is more potent than CO2 at trapping heat in the atmosphere on a molecule-per-molecule basis.


What is the simplest possible unit of a compound?

Methane CH4 is the simplest organic compoundAdded:Some people think carbon monoxide C=O is also an organic molecule (and why shouldn't it), then this is the simplest, but propyn C2H2 also has lesser atoms in one molecule than methane.Ch4 (Methane).


Molecule that contains only carbon and hydrogen atoms?

Add: Molecules that contain only carbon and hydrogen atoms are called hydrocarbons. The simplest one is methane. This may be represented by H | H-C-H | H This is found in farts and swamps. Other examples include gasoline, most kinds of plastics, ... the list is LONG.