The complete combustion of C₂H₆ yields

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The presence of sulfur in the molecule indicates that sulfur dioxide is a possible product. However, because the molecule contains oxygen, it will react with any sulfur dioxide that is produced to form sulfur trioxide. Therefore, we can expect to see a combination of carbon dioxide and sulfur oxides as products. The balanced chemical equation for the combustion reaction is: C₂H₆ + 16O2 → 13CO2 + 2SO2 + 9H2O. This equation shows that carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide are both products of the combustion reaction. However, the problem statement does not provide enough information to determine whether the sulfur dioxide will react to form sulfur trioxide. Therefore, we must choose the option that includes both carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide as possible products, which is choice C.

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