#? C_6H_6+? O_2 -> ? CO_2 + ? H_2O# using the smallest possible integers. The coefficient of H2O is
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Mar 28, 2018
Explanation:
#"C"_6"H"_6 + "O"_2 -> "CO"_2 + "H"_2"O"#
Balance carbon atoms
#"C"_6"H"_6 + "O"_2 -> 6"CO"_2 + "H"_2"O"#
Balance hydrogen atoms
#"C"_6"H"_6 + "O"_2 -> 6"CO"_2 + 3"H"_2"O"#
Balance oxygen atoms
#"C"_6"H"_6 + 15/2"O"_2 -> 6"CO"_2 + 3"H"_2"O"#
Equation is balanced, but here
#2"C"_6"H"_6 + [cancel"2" xx 15/cancel"2""O"_2] -> 12"CO"_2 + 6"H"_2"O"#
#color(blue)(2"C"_6"H"_6 + 15"O"_2 -> 12"CO"_2 + 6"H"_2"O")#
Coefficient of