Study of the chemical equation ⚖️ for complete butane combustion C4H10 🔥

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Butane combustion 🔥

Word equation:

Butane + Dioxygen → Carbon dioxide + Water

Balanced chemical equation:

2C4H10 + 13O2 → 8CO2 + 10H2O

Are the following statements true?

1. When butane burns 🔥, the substances consumed are butane and dioxygen.

2. The arrow is used when there are several reactants or several products.

3. The products are on the right of the arrow. They are dioxygen and butane.

4. The formula of butane is C4H10.
It contains 4 carbon atoms C and 10 oxygen atoms O.

5. 13O2 means 13 dioxygen molecules.
Therefore 13 × 2 = 26 oxygen atoms O.

6. The product containing hydrogen atoms H is water 💧.
There are ten water molecules H2O.
Therefore 10 × 2 = 20 hydrogen atoms H on the products side.

7. Both products contain oxygen atoms.
8CO2 → 8 × 2 = 16 oxygen atoms
10H2O → 10 × 1 = 10 oxygen atoms.
Therefore a total of 16 + 10 = 36 oxygen atoms.

8. Before the arrow, there are:
2 × 4 = 8 carbon atoms C

After the arrow, there are:
8 × 1 = 9 carbon atoms C

9. Before the arrow, there are:
13 × 2 = 26 oxygen atoms O

After the arrow, there are:
8 × 2 + 10 × 1

10. Before the arrow, there are:
2 × 10 = 20 hydrogen atoms

After the arrow, there are:
10 × 2 = 20 hydrogen atoms

📊 RESULT:

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