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For the combustion of ethane,beginning with 0.27 mole of CH3 CH3.
How many moles of H2O are obtained when the CH3 CH3 is completely combusted?

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The balanced chemical equation for the combustion of ethane is:

2C2H6 + 7O2 --> 4CO2 + 6H2O

This means that for every 2 moles of ethane (C2H6) that are combusted, 6 moles of water (H2O) are produced.

To determine how many moles of water are produced when 0.27 moles of ethane are combusted, we can use a proportion:

2 moles C2H6 / 6 moles H2O = 0.27 moles C2H6 / x moles H2O

Cross-multiplying to solve for x, we get:

x = (6 moles H2O)(0.27 moles C2H6) / 2 moles C2H6

x = 0.81 moles H2O

Therefore, when 0.27 moles of ethane are completely combusted, 0.81 moles of water are obtained.