Question

What is the complete combustion of propanol (C3H7OH) with oxygen?

Answer 1

`color(orange)(2)C_(color(blue)(3))H_(color(red)(7))OH + color(green)(9)O_2 -> color(blue)(6)CO_2 + color(red)(8)H_2O`

Explanation:

Alcohols react with oxygen in a similar way to hydrocarbons, where they produce carbon dioxide (`CO_2`) and water (`H_2O`).

Therefore, the reaction of the complete combustion of propanol is:

`C_(color(blue)(3))H_(color(red)(7))OH + color(green)(9/2)O_2 -> color(blue)(3)CO_2 + color(red)(4)H_2O`

Or the equation can be re-written as:

`color(orange)(2)C_(color(blue)(3))H_(color(red)(7))OH + color(green)(9)O_2 -> color(blue)(6)CO_2 + color(red)(8)H_2O`