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What are the products of a combustion reaction?

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Nov 28, 2015

From a hydrocarbon, the products are ALWAYS carbon dioxide and water under conditions of complete combustion.

Explanation:

Alkane + oxygen $\to$ $rarr$ Carbon dioxide and water.

For a specific hydrocarbon, say hexanes:

$C_{6} H_{14} (l) + (\frac{19}{2}) O_{2} (g) \to 6 C O_{2} + 7 H_{2} O (l)$ $C_6H_14(l) + (19/2)O_2(g) rarr 6CO_2 + 7H_2O(l)$

Is the equation above balanced? How do you know?

If heptane, $C_{7} H_{16}$ $C_7H_16$ , were combusted, what would be the stoichiometric equation?

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