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LPG stands for liquefied petroleum gas. Varieties of LPG are marketed including a mixture of propane (60%) and butane (40%). If 10 litre of this mixture is burnt, find the total volume of carbon dioxide gas added to the atmosphere. Combustion reactions can be represented as :

C3H8(g) + 5O2(g) ----> 3CO2(g)+ 4H2O(g)

2C4H10(g) + 13O2(g) -----> 8CO2(g) + 10H2O(g)

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Given, 10 litres of LPG contains

Total volume of CO2 added to atmosphere = 18 + 16 = 34 litres

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