Question

`CH_4` is the chemical formula for methane. In order to produce a single molecule of methane, how many carbon (C) atoms are needed? Hydrogen atoms?

Answer 1

Are you winding us up?

Explanation:

You have the one molecule of `CH_4`. How many carbons? How many hydrogens? Both quantities are `>=1`.

While I couldn't do this rxn, we could certainly evaluate its thermodynamic parameters:

`C(s) + 2H_2(g) rarr CH_4(g)`

Is this a redox reaction? Why?

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