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How many moles of oxygen are required to burn in one mole of C4H8 completely?

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you get CO2 and H2O whenever you burn hydro carbons. so C4H8 + O2 = CO2 + H2O. Then, you must balance the equation: C4H8 + 6O2 = 4CO2 + 4H2O

burning 1 mol of butene gets you 6 mol of O2
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Answer:

6 moles of oxygen is required to burn 1 mole of C4H8 completely

Step-by-step explanation:

reaction is C4H8 + (6)O2 ------ (4)CO2+ (4)H2O

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