C6H14 + O2 ----->CO2 + H2O
(My own rough work table would be a whole lot smaller and messier than this, but HTML cruelly forces me to be neat and orderly)
Left side | Right side | Step 1 LHS | RHS | Step 2 LHS | RHS | Step 3 LHS | RHS | |
Carbon | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Hydrogen | 14 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Oxygen | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Step 1
First multiply the Carbons on the right hand side by 6
C6H14 + O2 ----->6 CO2 + H2O
Step 2
Multiply the Hydrogens on the right hand side by 7
C6H14 + O2 ----->6 CO2 + 7H2O
Step 3
Balance the oxygen by multiplying by 19/2 (19/2 times O2
gives you 19 O)*(you will get rid of the fraction in step 4)
C6H14 + 19/2 O2 ----->6 CO2 + 7 H2O
Step 4 Multiply everything by 2 to get rid of the fraction in front of the O2 , because you are not allowed to have fractions in the reaction.
2 C6H14 + 19 O2 ----->12 CO2 + 14 H2O
Try this one:
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