How many moles of oxygen will react with $1$ mole of an aliphatic compound $C_{3} H_{8}$ ? The reaction is given as:
$C_{3} H_{8} + O_{2} (E x c e s s) \to C O_{2} + H_{2} O$

5 mol

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2 mol

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3 mol

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8 mol

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Solution

The correct option is A $5 mol$
Balancing the combustion reaction:
$C_{3} H_{8} + 5 O_{2} \to 3 C O_{2} + 4 H_{2} O$
1 mol of $C_{3} H_{8}$ will react with 5 mol of oxygen.

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