Question

S8 + O2 → SO3
Balancing equations help

Answer 1

@vocaloid

Answer 2

@extrinix

Answer 3

we want equal numbers of atoms on each side

S8 + O2 → SO3

as a rule of thumb start with the most "complex" compound, the SO3
since we have 8 sulfur atoms on the left and only 1 on the right, we can write an 8 in front of SO3 to get

S8 + O2 → 8SO3

however, the oxygens are still unbalanced. how would you balance the oxygen atoms, using the same logic?

Answer 4

I figured it out we are multiplying not adding okay makes sense