The empirical formula of the given hydrocarbon is CH2 .
What is a combustion reaction?
A fuel (the reductant) and an oxidant, typically atmospheric oxygen, undergo a high-temperature exothermic redox chemical reaction that results in oxidized, frequently gaseous products and a mixture known as smoke. Since a flame only appears when substances undergoing combustion evaporate, combustion does not always result in fire, but when it does, a flame is a distinctive sign of the event. The heat from a flame may be enough energy to make the reaction self-sustaining, even though the activation energy must be overcome to initiate combustion (such as when using a lit match to start a fire).
A convoluted series of simple radical reactions frequently occurs during combustion.
The given reaction is ,
CH2(g)+3O2(g)→2CO2(g)+2H2O(I)
Hence, the empirical formula of the given hydrocarbon is CH2 .
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