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When there is not enough oxygen available to completely burn a hydrocarbon, incomplete combustion may occur and carbon monoxide is formed. Write a balanced equation for the incomplete combustion of hexane (C6H14) with O2 to form CO and H2O. Do not include states of matter.

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C6H14 + 6O2 -> 3CO + 7H2O

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