Combustion of propane and butane
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The propane equation for complete combustion of propane involves propane and oxygen as fuel input, and carbon dioxide, water, heat and possible carbon monoxide as the outputs. Complete combustion of LPG - propane - yields about 25 MJ/litre or 49 MJ/kg of heat. Incomplete combustion produces carbon monoxide, which is a poisonous gas.
A gas mixture of 3 litres of propane (C_{3}H_{8}) and butane (C_{4}H_{10}) on complete combustion at 250^{0}C produced 10 litres of CO_{2}. Find out the composition of the gas mixture (Propane: Butane).