Combustion Secret Formula

Chemistry Level 2

The compound C a H b O c C_aH_bO_c reacts completely with oxygen gas to produce carbon dioxide and water. For every mole of C a H b O c C_aH_bO_c reacted, x a + y b z c xa+yb-zc moles of oxygen are also combusted.

If x + y + z x+y+z can be written in the form M N , \frac{M}{N}, where M M and N N are positive coprime integers, find M + N . M+N.


You may assume that the compound C a H b O c C_aH_bO_c exists, and that a a and b b are positive integers while c c is a non-negative integer.


The answer is 11.

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1 solution

Suhas Sheikh
May 31, 2018

Trivial balancing of the combustion equation Yields X=1,Y=1/4,Z=1/2 Hence Required answer:11

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