When you form the final chemical equation, what should you do with CO?

A) Cancel out CO because it appears as a reactant in one intermediate reaction and a product in the other intermediate reaction.
B) Add the two CO molecules together, and write them as reactants in the final chemical reaction.
C) Write CO only once as a reactant in the final chemical reaction.
D) Write CO as a reactant and a product in the final chemical reaction.

Question

When you form the final chemical equation, what should you do with CO?

A) Cancel out CO because it appears as a reactant in one intermediate reaction and a product in the other intermediate reaction.
B) Add the two CO molecules together, and write them as reactants in the final chemical reaction.
C) Write CO only once as a reactant in the final chemical reaction.
D) Write CO as a reactant and a product in the final chemical reaction.

anonymous · Answer

$$C(s)+\frac{ 1 }{ 2}O _{2}(g)\rightarrow CO(g)$$

anonymous · Answer

$$CO(g)+ \frac{ 1 }{ 2 }O _{2}(g)\rightarrow CO _{2}(g)$$

sweetburger · Answer

is that the question?

anonymous · Answer

thats the equation for the question

sweetburger · Answer

does this have to do with reaction rates and are those the 2 intermediate steps?

anonymous · Answer

This is Enthalpy of reaction. Those are two intermediate chemical equations. (the second one i typed follows the first.)

sweetburger · Answer

i believe the answer should be A.

anonymous · Answer

thank you

usman1995 · Answer

ony co2 adn h2o is produced in combustion along with some heat