Incomplete Combustion Occurs When There Is Insufficient Oxygen to React

question 54

Multiple Choice

Incomplete combustion occurs when there is insufficient oxygen to react with a compound.The suffocating gas carbon monoxide is a product of incomplete combustion.How many moles of oxygen gas are required for the complete combustion of 11.0 moles of C₆H₁₄,a component of gasoline? C₆H₁₄(l) + 19O₂(g) → 12CO₂(g) + 14H₂O(l)

• A)1.16 mol O₂
• B)28.0 mol O₂
• C)105 mol O₂
• D)209 mol O₂
• E)418 mol O₂

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