Answer: The coefficients are 2, 3, 2 and 4.
Explanation:
A balanced chemical equation always follow law of conservation of mass.
This law states that mass can neither be created nor be destroyed but it can only be transformed from one form to another form. This also means that total number of individual atoms on reactant side must be equal to the total number of individual atoms on the product side.
For the given chemical reaction, the balanced equation follows:
[tex]2CH_3OH+3O_2\rightarrow 2CO_2+4H_2O[/tex]
Number of carbon atoms = 2
Number of hydrogen atoms = 8
Number of oxygen atoms = 8
Number of carbon atoms = 2
Number of hydrogen atoms = 8
Number of oxygen atoms = 8
Hence, the coefficients are 2, 3, 2 and 4.
Answer:
[tex]2CH_{3} OH + 3O_{2} ---> 2CO_{2} + 4H_{2}O[/tex]
[tex]2C_{2} H_{5}OH + 6O_{2} -----> 4CO_{2} + 6H_{2}O[/tex]
Explanation:
Balancing organic equations carries more steps that the usual reactions.
Start with balancing hydrogens and carbons. always deal with oxygen last. And have no problems with using fractions for oxygen coeficients, you will multiply them at the very end
