Question

When the following molecular equation is balanced using the smallest possible integer coefficients, the values of these coefficients are:

___carbon (graphite) (s) + ____oxygen (g)-> ____carbon dioxide (g)

Answer 1

please help

Answer 2

Oxygen is diatomic, so the reaction is
C + O2 -> CO2. Make sense so far?

Answer 3

okay
yes so the next step

Answer 4

Since we have figured out the reactants and products, we need to balance the number of atoms on each side of the reaction.

Answer 5

The number of carbons and oxygens on each side must be the same.

Answer 6

If we need to make any changes, we would only change the coefficients, not the molecules.

Answer 7

But this reaction is already balanced, so it stays as it is. :)

Answer 8

okay that makes sense

Answer 9

great thank you so much

Answer 10

No worries. :)