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asianmaster asianmaster
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11 years ago
the chemical formula for the lighter is C4H10. can i get answers to what the chemical equation looks like balanced when it burns with lighter fluid?
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11 years ago
C4H10 is butane.  That is what is in disposable lighters.  In that sense butane is the lighter fluid.  It burns with oxygen.  The balanced equation is:

2 C4H10 + 13 O2 ? 8 CO2 + 10 H2O
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