How many atoms of hydrogen are present in the reactants and in the products?
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OpenStudy (frostbite):
Same equation as before?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
yep, we gotta use the same equation 4 questions 1-3
OpenStudy (frostbite):
Sure so we have:
6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2
So now we want the atoms not the molecules like before. So I want to take a super fast example with another molecule before you start. The following molecule is ethanol and I want you to try tell me how many hydrogen there is in it:
C2H6O
OpenStudy (anonymous):
6
OpenStudy (frostbite):
Perfect. What if I wrote: 2 C2H6O
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
6 again?
OpenStudy (frostbite):
Yeah this is the tricky part. If we write a number in front of a chemical we mean that chemical that number of times.
So for example:
2 C2H6O would be 12 hydrogen
3 C2H6O would be 18 hydroge
and so on.
OpenStudy (frostbite):
Somehow understandable?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
ok
OpenStudy (anonymous):
so what now?
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OpenStudy (frostbite):
Good. Now then lets return to real question:
6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2
How how many hydrogen do we got on both sides?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
14... i think
OpenStudy (frostbite):
Close, but not correct try again.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
12?
OpenStudy (frostbite):
Exactly. :)
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