TUTORIAL ON HOW TO BALANCE OUT CHEMICAL EQUATIONS!!!
I know it requires allot of math. http://www.wikihow.com/Balance-Chemical-Equations
basically, you have to make sure that you have exactly the same number of each type of atom on both sides of the equation. you have to keep playing with the numbers until you figure out a way to make all the atoms balance out on both sides.
Here's an example C6H12O6 in the presence of 02 will be broken down into CO2 and H2O. How much of each molecule would you need to balance the equation?
If you start with one molecule of C6H12O6 can you balance things by adjusting the numbers of the other molecules? You would need 6CO2 to account for the 6 carbons in the sugar. So you need 12 oxygens for those 6 carbons. There are only 6 in the sugar, so you need to find 6 more. You need 6H2O to account for the 12 hydrogens in the sugar. You also need 6 oxygens here. So you need a total of 12 more oxygens. So to balance: C6H12O6 + 6O2 --> 6CO2 + 6H2O
Here's a simpler one: H2 + O2 gives H2O Balanced that would be: 2H2 + O2 --> 2H2O
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