A gaseous paraffin requires five times i...

A gaseous paraffin requires five times its volume of oxygen for complete combustion. How many carbon atoms are present in a molecule of that paraffin?

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3

`C_(x)H_(y)+(x+(y)/(4))O_(2)impliesx+(y)/(4)=5` only possible for `C_(3)H_(8)`

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