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consider the following equation ch4(g)+2o(g) co2(g)+2h2o(g) how many moles of oxygen are needed for the complete combustion of 3.0 mol of CH4(g)

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The answer is 6 moles.

Since the mole ratio of ch4 to o is 1:2, and we have 3 moles of ch4, we can just multiple 3 moles by 2 and get 6 moles
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