What type of chemical reaction is $C_3H_8 + O_2 -> CO_2+H_2O$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-03-11T16:49:37

It is a combustion reaction, but as written it is UNBALANCED.

$C_3H_8(g) + 5O_2(g) rarr 3CO_2(g) + 4H_2O(l)$

Carbon is OXIDIZED to $C(IV)$ ; dioxygen is reduced to $O(-II)$ . This equation is stoichiometrically balanced.

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What type of chemical reaction is C_3H_8 + O_2 -> CO_2+H_2OC_3H_8 + O_2 -> CO_2+H_2O?