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This is a combustion reaction so there is a hydrocarbon + oxygen which always gives you carbon dioxide and water.
So: C4H10+O2-->CO2+H2O
The balanced equation would be:
2C4H10+13O2-->8CO2+10H2O <- so that's the molecular formula for butane.
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