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How many mole of oxygen are used when burning 1 molecule of propane to make carbon dioxide and water?
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What is Burning propane C3H8?
Burning propane is called combustion, in which propane combines with oxygen to form carbon dioxide and water.
Is the combustion of propane endothermic or exothernic?
In the presence of excess oxygen, propane burns to form water and carbon dioxide. When not enough oxygen is present for complete combustion, incomplete combustion occurs when propane burns and forms water, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide.
The burning of fuel such as propane releases?
The formula for the combustion of propane is: C2H6 + 5O2 --> 2CO2 + 3H2O So each mole of propane creates two moles of carbon dioxide. One mole of propane is 30 g, one mole of carbon dioxide is 44 g So each gram of propane creates (2x44)/30)= 2.93 g of carbon dioxide on combustion. In common terms a 20lb tank of p for a BBQ creates a bit less than 60 lb of carbon dioxide
Is carbon dioxide a macro molecule?
No, as molecule go carbon dioxide is a small, simple molecule.
How does molecule of carbon monoxide differ from a molecule of carbon dioxide?
Carbon monoxide is CO and carbon dioxide is CO2.
How many molecules of carbon dioxide are used to make 1 molecule?
It takes one molecule of carbon dioxide to make one molecule of carbon dioxide.
Does barbecuing produce carbon dioxide?
Any burning of wood, charcoal, coal, gas, propane or butane produced carbon dioxide/ These are the common BBQ fuels, so yes BBQs produce carbon dioxide. Even electrical BBQs get their power from fossil fuelled power plants and have a carbon dioxide impact.
What happens to propane when it is all burnt?
when you burn propane to complete combustion you will get a mixture of carbon dioxide and water vapor.
What is the smallest part of carbon dioxide?
The smallest particle of carbon dioxide is a carbon dioxide molecule with the formula CO2, which means there are one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms in a molecule of carbon dioxide.
What does C3H8 tell about a molecule of propane?
The formula tells how many atoms of which elements are found in a molecule of propane. It indicates that there are 3 atoms of carbon and 8 atoms of hydrogen in a molecule of propane.
If you could break up a carbon dioxide molecule would you still have carbon dioxide?
Although the molecule is broken up it does not change the fact that it is carbon dioxide. Therefore you still have carbon dioxide.
How many double bonds are in a carbon dioxide molecule?
There are two double bonds in a carbon dioxide molecule.
