Natural gas consists primarily of methane, CH4(g).
(a) Write a balanced chemical equation for the complete combustion of methane to produce CO2(g) as the only carbon-containing product.
(b) Write a balanced chemical equation for the incomplete combustion of methane to produce CO(g) as the only carbon-containing product.
(c) At 25oC and 1.0 atm pressure, what is the minimum quantity of dry air needed to combust 1.0 L of CH4(g) completely to CO2(g)?