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Balance the following equations using the method
Chapter 3, Problem 59P(choose chapter or problem)
Balance the following equations using the method outlined in Section 3.7:
(a) \(\mathrm{C}+\mathrm{O}_{2} \longrightarrow \mathrm{CO}\)
(b) \(\mathrm{CO}+\mathrm{O}_{2} \longrightarrow \mathrm{CO}_{2}\)
(c) \(\mathrm{H}_{2}+\mathrm{Br}_{2} \longrightarrow \mathrm{HBr}\)
(d) \(\mathrm{K}+\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O} \longrightarrow \mathrm{KOH}+\mathrm{H}_{2}\)
(e) \(\mathrm{Mg}+\mathrm{O}_{2} \longrightarrow \mathrm{MgO}\)
(f) \(\mathrm{O}_{3} \longrightarrow \mathrm{O}_{2}\)
(g) \(\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{2} \longrightarrow \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}+\mathrm{O}_{2}\)
(h) \(\mathrm{N}_{2}+\mathrm{H}_{2} \longrightarrow \mathrm{NH}_{3}\)
(i) \(\mathrm{Zn}+\mathrm{AgCl} \longrightarrow \mathrm{ZnCl}_{2}+\mathrm{Ag}\)
(j) \(\mathrm{S}_{8}+\mathrm{O}_{2} \longrightarrow \mathrm{SO}_{2}\)
(k) \(\mathrm{NaOH}+\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4} \longrightarrow \mathrm{Na}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}+\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}\)
(l) \(\mathrm{Cl}_{2}+\mathrm{NaI} \longrightarrow \mathrm{NaCl}+\mathrm{I}_{2}\)
(m) \(\mathrm{KOH}+\mathrm{H}_{3} \mathrm{PO}_{4} \longrightarrow \mathrm{K}_{3} \mathrm{PO}_{4}+\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}\)
(n) \(\mathrm{CH}_{4}+\mathrm{Br}_{2} \longrightarrow \mathrm{CBr}_{4}+\mathrm{HBr}\)
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QUESTION:
Balance the following equations using the method outlined in Section 3.7:
(a) \(\mathrm{C}+\mathrm{O}_{2} \longrightarrow \mathrm{CO}\)
(b) \(\mathrm{CO}+\mathrm{O}_{2} \longrightarrow \mathrm{CO}_{2}\)
(c) \(\mathrm{H}_{2}+\mathrm{Br}_{2} \longrightarrow \mathrm{HBr}\)
(d) \(\mathrm{K}+\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O} \longrightarrow \mathrm{KOH}+\mathrm{H}_{2}\)
(e) \(\mathrm{Mg}+\mathrm{O}_{2} \longrightarrow \mathrm{MgO}\)
(f) \(\mathrm{O}_{3} \longrightarrow \mathrm{O}_{2}\)
(g) \(\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{2} \longrightarrow \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}+\mathrm{O}_{2}\)
(h) \(\mathrm{N}_{2}+\mathrm{H}_{2} \longrightarrow \mathrm{NH}_{3}\)
(i) \(\mathrm{Zn}+\mathrm{AgCl} \longrightarrow \mathrm{ZnCl}_{2}+\mathrm{Ag}\)
(j) \(\mathrm{S}_{8}+\mathrm{O}_{2} \longrightarrow \mathrm{SO}_{2}\)
(k) \(\mathrm{NaOH}+\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4} \longrightarrow \mathrm{Na}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}+\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}\)
(l) \(\mathrm{Cl}_{2}+\mathrm{NaI} \longrightarrow \mathrm{NaCl}+\mathrm{I}_{2}\)
(m) \(\mathrm{KOH}+\mathrm{H}_{3} \mathrm{PO}_{4} \longrightarrow \mathrm{K}_{3} \mathrm{PO}_{4}+\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}\)
(n) \(\mathrm{CH}_{4}+\mathrm{Br}_{2} \longrightarrow \mathrm{CBr}_{4}+\mathrm{HBr}\)
ANSWER:Step 1 of 14
Here, we are going to balance the following equations using the balancing method.
(a) \(\mathrm{C}+\mathrm{O}_{2} \rightarrow \mathrm{CO}\)
Here, add 2 to C and CO
The balance equation is
\(2 \mathrm{C}+\mathrm{O}_{2} \rightarrow 2 \mathrm{CO}\)