Question

How do I balance this equation? C4H8S+O2=CO2+H2O+SO3

Answer 1

`C_4H_8S(l) + 15/2O_2(g) rarr 4CO_2(g) + 4H_2O(l) + SO_3(g)`

Explanation:

And the usual rigmarole is to balance the carbons, and then the hydrogens, and then the heteroatoms, and then finally balance the oxygen atoms......

Does the sulfur in the ring come off as `SO_3`? Possibly not....in which case we would write.....

`C_4H_8S(l) + 7O_2(g) rarr 4CO_2(g) + 4H_2O(l) + SO_2(g)`

Whatever the course of the actual reaction, there must be stoichiometric equivalence with respect to reactants and products in the equation......