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"Flaming" desserts, such as cherries jubilee, use the ethanol in brandy or other distilled spirits as the flame carrier. Write the equation for the combustion of ethanol.
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Step 1: First, we write down the molecular formula for ethanol, which is $\text{C}_2\text{H}_5\text{OH}$. Show more…
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