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Propane (C3H8) is a component of natural gas and is used in domestic cooking and heating.
(a) Balance the following equation representing the combustion of propane in air:
C3H8 + O2 ==> CO2 + H2O
(b) How many grams of carbon dioxide can be produced by burning 3.65 moles of propane? Assume that oxygen is the excess reagent in this reaction.
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