Complete combustion of butane

Interesting facts about the properties of the substance

• If you work with butane, you should know that the substance is a carbon compound, the molecules of which are made up of carbon and hydrogen atoms. The compound belongs to the group of alkanes. The empirical formula is C₄H₁₀.
• It is important for you to know that all alkanes are flammable. However, the longer the molecular chains are, the more soot and glow the flames of these compounds are, as there is increasingly no complete combustion.
• Keep in mind that butane is made from natural gas and refinery gas. These gases are created during the fractional distillation of crude oil 
• You can find the hydrocarbon in a lighter, for example.
• Note that caution should be exercised when handling crude oil products because of their flammability. These evaporate very strongly even at room temperature and are easily flammable.
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The complete combustion of butane

• If you burn butane, this process will occur in the chemistry Called oxidation. This creates water H from hydrogen₂O and from carbon at high combustion temperatures and enough oxygen carbon dioxide CO₂ or - at low temperatures and a lack of oxygen - carbon monoxide CO.
• Note that if the oxygen supply is very poor, there will be unconnected carbon left over - soot (C) will be formed.
• You can achieve complete combustion of butane under optimal laboratory conditions. The reaction equation is then 2 C₄H₁₀ + 13 O₂ >> 8 CO₂ + 10 H.₂O.
• Since the butane from a lighter cannot be completely burned, you get the reaction equation 2 C here₄H₁₀ + 9O₂ >> 2 CO₂ + 4 CO + 2 C + 10 H₂O.