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C₃H₈   +   5 O₂   →   4 H₂O   +   3 CO₂

mole ratio based on balance equation of  O₂   :   CO₂ i  s    5  :  3
                      C₃H₈   +   5 O₂   →   4 H₂O   +   3 CO₂

∴ if moles of CO₂  =  3 moles
  
then moles of O₂  = (3 moles ÷ 3) × 5
                             
                             =  5 moles   

Answer:

5 moles of \(O_{2}\) are required to generate 3 moles of \(CO_{2}\)

Explanation:

According to given balanced equation, 5 molecules of \(O_{2}\) reacts with 1 molecules of \(C_{3}H_{8}\) to produce 4 molecules of \(H_{2}O\) and 3 molecules of \(CO_{2}\).

So, 5 molecules of \(O_{2}\) generate 3 molecules of \(CO_{2}\) or \((5\times 6.023\times 10^{23})\) molecules of \(O_{2}\) generate \((3\times 6.023\times 10^{23})\) molecules of \(CO_{2}\)

As 1 mol = \(6.023\times 10^{23}\) molecules therefore  5 moles of \(O_{2}\) are required to generate 3 moles of \(CO_{2}\)