What mass of water is associated with the complete combustion of a #9.80*g# mass of butane?

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-06T16:12:43

Approx. #15*g# of water are produced.

We need (i) a stoichiometrically balanced equation:

#C_4H_10(g) + 13/2O_2(g) rarr 4CO_2(g) + 5H_2O(l)#,

and (ii), the equivalent quantity of butane combusted:

#(9.80*g)/(58.12*g*mol^-1)# #=# #0.169*mol#.

The given equation CLEARLY shows that 5 equiv of water are procuced per equiv of butane.

Therefore, #"mass of water"#

#=# #0.169*molxx5xx18.01*g*mol^-1=15.2*g#

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