- (E) The reaction of butane and oxygen produces carbon dioxide and water.
The oxidation state of carbon in butane is −2.5 since hydrogen is a +1. The
oxidation state of carbon in carbon dioxide is +4 since the oxidation state of
oxygen is −2. Because the oxidation state of the carbon is increasing, the
carbon is being oxidized.
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