How many moles of O2 should be supplied to burn 1 mole of C3H8 (propane) molecules in a camping stove?

How many moles of O2 should be supplied to burn 1 mole of C3H8 (propane) molecules in a camping stove?

How many moles of O2 should be supplied to burn 1 mole of C3H8 (propane) molecules in a camping stove?
this is a combustion reaction;





C3H8 + 5O2 --%26gt; 3CO2 + 4H2O





According to the balanced reaction equation given above, the mole ratio between O2 and C3H8 is 5:1


Thus, 5 moles of O2 should be supplied to burn 1 mole of C3H8





hope this helps:-)
Reply:Given that the 2 products of combustion are CO2 and H2O, I count 5 O2's to balance that equation.





C3H8 + 5O2 =%26gt; 3CO2 + 4H2O





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