Combustion of hydrocarbons such as ethane (C, H) produces carbon dioxide, a "greenhouse gas." Greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere can trap the Sun's heat, raising the average temperature of the Earth. For this reason there has been a great deal of international discussion about whether to regulate the
1. Write a balanced chemical equation, including physical state symbols, for the
combustion of gaseous ethane into gaseous carbon dioxide and gaseous water
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2. Suppose 0.470 kg of ethane are burned in air at a pressure of exactly 1 atm and a
temperature of 20.0 °C. Calculate the volume of carbon dioxide gas that is produced.
Round your answer to 3 significant digits.