Liquid octane (C8H18), a component of gasoline, re...

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Liquid octane (C8H18), a component of gasoline, reacts with gaseous oxygen to
form gaseous carbon dioxide and water vapor. Write the balanced chemical
reaction for this process.

Jules Bruno · Accepted Answer

Reactants:Octane (liquid)▪ Octane is is hydrocarbon with a general formula of CnH2n+2▪ the prefix oct- means that the hydrocarbon has 8 carbons[readmore]▪ Octane: C8H2(8)+1▪ Octane: C8H18(l)Oxygen (gas)▪ oxygen gas is the natural state of oxygen▪ natural state of oxygen → O2(g)Products:Carbon dioxide (gas) → CO2(g)Water vapor (gas) → H2O(g)Unbalanced Chemical Reaction: C8H18(l) + O2(g) → CO2(g) + H2O(g)Balancing the chemical reaction: 1. Balance the non oxygen and non hydrogen elements first:CC8H18(l) + O2(g) →8 CO2(g) + H2O(g)2. Balance HydrogenC8H18(l) + O2(g) →8 CO2(g) + 9 H2O(g) 3. Balance OxygenC8H18(l) + 25/2O2(g) →8 CO2(g) + 9 H2O(g) 4. Make sure that all the coefficients are whole numbers[ C8H18(l) + 25/2 O2(g) → 8 CO2(g) + 9 H2O(g)] x 2 2 C8H18(l) + 25 O2(g) → 16 CO2(g) + 18 H2O(g)Reactants                    Products C         8 16                 C         18 16 H         1 8 36               H         2 18 36 O         2 25 50            O         3 25 50           Balanced Reaction Equation:2C8H18 + 25O2 → 16CO2 + 18H2O

Problem: Liquid octane (C8H18), a component of gasoline, reacts with gaseous oxygen to form gaseous carbon dioxide and water vapor. Write the balanced chemical reaction for this process.

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Problem: Liquid octane (C8H18), a component of gasoline, reacts with gaseous oxygen to form gaseous carbon dioxide and water vapor. Write the balanced chemical reaction for this process.

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