How do you balance this equation #C_2H_6 + O_2 = CO_2 + H_2O#?

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Vrishin K.
Feb 17, 2017

#2C_2H_6 + 7O_2 -> 4CO_2 + 6H_20#

Explanation:

I started off by finding the number of oxygens needed to make #H_2O and CO_2# which came out to be a multiple of 6, then balanced out the carbons, until both sides had an equal number of each element.

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