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OpenStudy (anonymous):

I'm having some trouble Balancing some equations, help? :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

C3H8 + O2 (arrow) CO2 +H2O

OpenStudy (anonymous):

C3H8+ 502 -> 3CO2 + 4H20

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Okay. Thanks the O was giving me trouble. Is there anyway you can still explain to me why 5 balances it? I'm looking over it and I still don't quite get it. I want to understand

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yep okay so im assuming you knew how to do the carbon and the Hydrogen. there are two compounds that contain oxygen as a product. since carbon is three and you put three for CO2 to balance then your oxygen is 6 because 3X2 = six. ex. 10CO2 would be 20 oxygen atoms. then 4 oxygens for hydrogen which means 4 oxygen atoms. add the two together and you get ten . 6+ 4 = 10. then you have to make sure that the O on the reactant is equal to the product so..... five times two is ten

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yeah okay. Thanks for going through all that typing for me :) I think I got the last two I was stuck on thanks to the first problem you helped me with. Can I post them here and you can check them to see if I got it?

OpenStudy (theviper):

u got help :) anyway nice answer @dareintheren

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Okay! 3KNO3 (arrow) 2KNO2 + O2 N2O5 + H2O (arrow) 2HNO3

OpenStudy (theviper):

Is ur eqs like this :- \[\Large{\color{green}{3KNO_3}\rightarrow \color{red}{2KNO_2+O_2}}\] \[\Large{\color{blue}{N_2O_5+H_2O}\rightarrow \color{orange}{2HNO_3}}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes! Right on!

OpenStudy (theviper):

In the second eq u r right

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Okay so so how do I fix the other one?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

It's those crazy Oxygens i tell ya!

OpenStudy (theviper):

I will tell u the right balanced equations :- \[\Large{\color{green}{2KNO_3}\rightarrow \color{red}{2KNO_2+O_2}}\]

OpenStudy (theviper):

Got it

OpenStudy (theviper):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

So there are 6 Oxygens on the left side and there are 4+2 oxygens on the right... Yeah, yeah I got it. Thanks!

OpenStudy (theviper):

Yeah We got the right answer :- \[\LARGE{\color{gold}{\checkmark}}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (theviper):

\[\LARGE{\color{gold}{\star}}\] HAPPY Christmas !!!!! But I m from INDIA know this country ??

OpenStudy (theviper):

reply plz

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