Question

The formula of a gaseous hydrocarbon requires $6$times its own volume of ${\mathrm{O}}_2$for complete oxidation and produces 4 times its own volume of ${\mathrm{CO}}_2$ is ${\mathrm{C}}_{\mathrm{x}}{\mathrm{H}}_{\mathrm{y}}$. The value of $\mathrm{y}$ is

Answer 1

Gaseous Hydrocarbon:

• Natural gas is a hydrocarbon gas mixture primarily composed of methane, with varying amounts of other higher alkanes and, to a lesser extent, Carbon Dioxide, Nitrogen, and Hydrogen Sulfide.
• Natural gas chemistry is fundamentally simple. Methane ${\mathrm{CH}}_4$and its higher homologs, Ethane${\mathrm{C}}_2{\mathrm{H}}_6$, serve as the foundation for hydrocarbon components.

$$\begin{gathered} {\mathrm{C}}_{\mathrm{x}}{\mathrm{H}}_{\mathrm{y}}+6{\mathrm{O}}_{2}4{\mathrm{CO}}_2+\mathrm{Y}/2{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O} \\ 6\times 2=4\times 2+\mathrm{y}/2\times 1 \\ \mathrm{y}/2=4 \\ \mathrm{y}=8 \end{gathered}$$

Hence, the value of $\mathrm{y}$ is $8$.