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why did my prof chose to right the stoichiometry of the combustion reaction for propane like this: 1/20 C3H8(g)...

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why did my prof chose to right the stoichiometry of thecombustion reaction for propane like this:

1/20 C3H8(g) + 1/4 O2(g) --> 3/20 CO2(g) + 1/5H2O(l)

why did he write it in fractions, and its not becauseO2 is a diatomic.

he told does we have to get used to writing equationsin fraction.

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1 C3H8g 5 O2g 3 CO2g 4 H2Ol simple balanced equation Where the stoichiometry coefficients represent the number of moles of the respective reactants and product Multiplying or dividing    See Answer
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