Question

How would we represent the combustion of paper?

Answer 1

Well, paper is `"cellulose"`, i.e. `(C_6H_10O_5)_n`

Explanation:

And we assume complete combustion...........

`(C_6H_10O_5)_n(s)+6nO_2(g)rarr6nCO_2(g)+5nH_2O(l)+Delta`

Is this stoichiometrically balanced......? What does the `Delta` symbol mean in this scenario?