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Sample Problem 3.7
Balancing Chemical Equations
PROBLEM:
Within the cylinders of a car’s engine, the hydrocarbon, octane (C8H18), which is one of the many components of gasoline, mixes with oxygen from air and burns to form carbon dioxide and water vapor. Write a balanced equation for this reaction.
8
25/2
9
C8H18 + O2
8 CO2 + 9 H2O
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