Question

The quantity of oxygen required for complete combustion of 1 mole of an organic compound CxH_YO_Z is

(a) \((x+\frac{Y}{2})\) moles

(b) \((x +\frac{Y}{4})\) moles

(c) \((x + \frac{Y}{4}- \frac{Z}{2})\) moles

(d) (X + Y + Z) moles

Answer 1

(c) \((x + \frac{Y}{4}- \frac{Z}{2})\) moles