Answer:
2 for water(H2O)
1 for oxygen (O2)
Explanation:
This question is describing the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), which is the reactant gets broken down into water (H2O) and oxygen gas (O2). The chemical equation is as follows:
2H2O2 ---> 2H2O + O2
As described in the question, the amount of oxygen in the reactants (H2O2) is 4 atoms. The products are water and oxygen gas. To ensure that the equation is balanced, we have to use coefficients.
- Coefficient 2 has been placed in front of the water molecule to balance the number of hydrogen atoms (4) and oxygen atoms (4).
- The coefficient in front of the Oxygen gas remains 1.
