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Question
Write a balanced equation when butane is burnt in oxygen.
Solution
Butane is an alkane, and alkanes burn in oxygen to form CO2, water vapour, and heat is produced.
\[\ce{2C4H10 + 13O2 ->[heat] 8CO2\uparrow + 10H2O}\]
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