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How is the complete combustion of hexanes represented in a chemical reaction?

Answer 1

Noah Aldrich

#2C_6H_14 (l) + 19O_2 (g) rarr 12CO_2 (g)+ 14 H_2O (g)#

Write the chemical equation (first out of balance):

#C_6H_14 (l) + O_2 (g) rarr CO_2 (g)+ H_2O (g)#

Equilibrium:

#2C_6H_14 (l) + 19O_2 (g) rarr 12CO_2 (g)+ 14 H_2O (g)#

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Answer 2

Henry Antrim

#C_6H_14(l) + 19/2O_2(g) rarr 6CO_2(g) +7H_2O(l) +Delta#

Check to see if charge and mass are balanced.

The #Delta# symbol represents the fact that this is an exothermic reaction, and the #"heat"# evolved may be utilized to do #"work"#.

Most such combustion reactions, certainly in the #"internal combustion engine"#, exhibit incomplete reaction, and both #CO(g)# and particulate #C(s)# are oxidation products.

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Answer 3

Noah Aldrich

(2 \text{C}6\text{H}{14} + 19 \text{O}_2 \rightarrow 12 \text{CO}_2 + 14 \text{H}_2\text{O})

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.