Stoichiometry — Percentage Composition — Empirical & Molecular Formula — Chemical Equations — Question 2

[By Lussac's law]

$\begin{matrix} 2\text{C}_4\text{H}_{10} & + & 13\text{O}_2 & \longrightarrow & 8\text{CO}_2 & + & 10\text{H}_2\text{O} \\ 2 \text{ vol.} & : & 13 \text{ vol.} & \longrightarrow & 8\text{ vol.} & : & 10\text{ vol.} \end{matrix}$

To calculate the volume of oxygen

$\begin{matrix}\text{C}_4\text{H}_{10} & : & \text{O}_2 \\ 2 & : & 13 \\ 90 & : & x \end{matrix}$

∴

$\dfrac{13}{2} \times 90 = 585 \text{ dm}^3$

Hence, volume of oxygen is required is 585 dm³