2C3H8 +7 O2 >>6 CO +8 H2O
2C4H10 + 9O2 >> 8CO +10 H2O These are the balanced equation for propance and butane!
This question really cannot be answered, because we do not know which hydrocarbon is being burned, and because we do not know how it is burned, since the combustion is only partial.
apex 2c2h2 + 5o2--->4co2+2h20
Answer this question… Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen
The oxygen atoms
Complete combustion is easy. Incomplete combustion is trickier, because there really isn't such a thing as the balanced equation for that, there are several possible balanced equations for that.
Undecane - C11H243-methyl-4-propylheptane
methane could burn in an area with a low concentration of oxygen, this incomplete combustion would have the following "balanced" (or stoichiometric) equation; CH4 + 1 1/2 O2 -> CO + 2H2O the complete combustion (where excess oxygen is present) would be; CH4 + 2O2 -> CO2 + 2H2O The key differnce between the two is that complete combustion produces water and carbon dioxide, incomplete combustion produces carbon monoxide and water.
The oxygen atoms
Answer this question… Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen
The oxygen atoms
Sometimes the coefficient for the oxygen molecule is not a whole number
Answer this question… Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen
Sometimes the coefficient for the oxygen molecule is not a whole number
Complete combustion is easy. Incomplete combustion is trickier, because there really isn't such a thing as the balanced equation for that, there are several possible balanced equations for that.
Anthracene is a hydrocarbon with chemical formula C14H10. When it undergoes complete combustion it forms water vapour and carbon dioxide. 2 C14H10 + 33 O2 → 10 H2O + 28 CO2
Undecane - C11H243-methyl-4-propylheptane
methane could burn in an area with a low concentration of oxygen, this incomplete combustion would have the following "balanced" (or stoichiometric) equation; CH4 + 1 1/2 O2 -> CO + 2H2O the complete combustion (where excess oxygen is present) would be; CH4 + 2O2 -> CO2 + 2H2O The key differnce between the two is that complete combustion produces water and carbon dioxide, incomplete combustion produces carbon monoxide and water.
Complete combustion : 2C3H8O + 9O2 --> 6CO2 + 8H2O Incomplete combustion : C3H8O + 3O2 --> 3CO + 4H2O
Oxygen is often the "problem child" of balancing, so do oxygen last. In combustion reactions, it's usually easiest to do carbon first, then hydrogen, then oxygen.