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Ethane is an organic compound and the reaction with oxygen is exothermic, which means thermal energy is released. This is called a combustion reaction. We will use the chemical reaction along with the molar mass of oxygen to determine how many moles of ethane are required to react with the given amount of oxygen.


The mole of oxygen needed to react with 6 moles of ethane is 1.16 mol.

What are combustion reactions?

Combustion reactions are those in which the substance react with oxygen and produce heat and light.

The reaction will be

[tex]\rm 2C_2H_6 + 7O_2 = 4CO_2 + 6H_2O[/tex]

Now,

[tex]1\; mole\;of \;ethane \times \dfrac{7\;mol\;ofO_2}{6\;mol\;of\;C_2H_6} = 1.16 mol[/tex]

Thus, the moles of oxygen is 1.16 mol.

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