A Chemical Equation for the Combustion of Propane,C₃H₈,is Shown Below $\mathrm { C } _ { 3 }$

question 9

Multiple Choice

A chemical equation for the combustion of propane,C₃H₈,is shown below.Through this reaction is the carbon oxidized or reduced? $\mathrm { C } _ { 3 }$ $\mathrm { H } _ { 8 }$ + 5 $\mathrm { O } _ { 2 }$ ? 3 $\mathrm { CO } _ { 2 }$ + 4 $\mathrm { H } _ { 2 }$ O

• A)The carbon is oxidized.
• B)The carbon is reduced.
• C)Some of the carbons are oxidized while others are reduced.
• D)The carbon is neither oxidized nor reduced.

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