What is the combustion reaction of sucrose?

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anor277
Nov 13, 2015

#C_12H_22O_11(s) +35/2O_2(g) rarr 12CO_2(g)uarr + 11H_2O(l)#

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Is this equation balanced? I might have made an error! How would you know? Supposing 1 equiv of carbon in the sucrose was oxidized to #C#. How would I represent that?

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