Chapter 8, Problem 8.50QP

Propane (C₃H₈) is a minor component of natural gas and is used in domestic cooking and heating, (a) Balance the following equation representing the combustion of propane in air.

${\text{C}}_{\text{3}}{\text{H}}_{\text{8}}\text{}{\text{+ O}}_{\text{2}}\to {\text{CO}}_{\text{2}}\text{}{\text{+H}}_{\text{2}}\text{O}$

(b) How many grams of carbon dioxide can be produced by burning 3.65 moles of propane? Assume that oxygen is the excess reactant in this reaction.