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Question #a78ae

Answer 1

See below.

Explanation:

The chemical reaction is unbalanced.

We have:

`2CH_3OH (g) + 3O_2 (g) => 2CO_2 (g) + 4H_2O (g)`

Consider the oxidation state of the chemical species that are the reactants and the products.

By the rule of oxidation states, we can see immediately that the lone species `O_2(g)` is reduced.

The reaction type is oxidation-reduction. What type of oxidation-reduction do you think it is?

Combustion reactions are a type of oxidation-reduction reaction which involve reaction with `O_2 (g)`, the release of heat and the production of a flame.