Question

Methane, CH4, burns in oxygen gas to form water and carbon dioxide. What is the correct balanced chemical equation for this reaction?

Answer 1

turn those names into proper chemical formulas

Answer 2

hint:
I think you have to balance this equation:
\[\huge {\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{4}}}{\text{ + }}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}} \to {\text{C}}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}}{\text{ + }}{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}{\text{O}}\]

Answer 3

in order to do that, please note that we have to have the same number of oxygen and hydrogen atoms at both sides