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Mobile App Chapter 7: Q35 E (page 395)
Methanol,\({{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}}{\text{COH}}\), is used as the fuel in some race cars. Ethanol,\({{\text{C}}_{\text{2}}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{5}}}{\text{OH}}\), is used extensively as motor fuel in Brazil. Both methanol and ethanol produce\({\text{C}}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}}\)and\({{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}{\text{O}}\)when they burn. Write the chemical equations for these combustion reactions using Lewis structures instead of chemical formulas.
Short Answer
The combustion reaction using the Lewis structure for \({\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}}{\text{OH }}\) is
The combustion reaction using the Lewis structure for \({{\text{C}}_{\text{2}}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{5}}}{\text{OH }}\) is:
Step by step solution
Define Chemical Bonding
A chemical bond is a long-term inducement between atoms, ions, or molecules that permits chemical compounds to develop.
Writing the combustion reaction
The combustion reaction for \({\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}}{\text{OH }}\) is
The combustion reaction for \({{\text{C}}_{\text{2}}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{5}}}{\text{OH }}\)
Therefore, the reactions are
\({\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}}{\text{OH }}\)-
\({{\text{C}}_{\text{2}}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{5}}}{\text{OH }}\)-
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