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How many moles of oxygen are needed for the complete combustion of 12.6 moles of acetylene?

2C2H2 + 5O2 → 4CO2 + 2H2O

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The moles of oxygen required to completely react with 1-mole acetylene is 2.5 mol.

The moles of reactant and product in a chemical reaction to the whole number ratio is given by the stoichiometric coefficient of the balanced chemical equation.

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