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Toluene is one of the components of crude oil which shows the balanced combustion reaction for toluene

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Toluene is aromatic organic compound and is derived from benzene by substituting on H with methyl group. The molecular formula of Toluene is C₇H₈.
When Toluene is subjected to combustion reaction it produces carbon dioxide and water. The balance chemical reaction for combustion of toluene is as follow,

C₇H₈ + 9 O₂ → 7 CO₂ + 4 H₂O
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