dragonstar57 Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 (edited) the question asks for the a balanced equation based on the reactants as seen below C12 H22O11 + O2-----> ???? because it is a combustion equation it has to be C12 H22O11 + O2-----> H2O+ CO2 then I start balancing and arrive at C12 H22O11 + O2-----> 11H2O+ 12CO2 this means I have 12 carbon and 22 hydrogen on both sides. but then oxygen happens I only have 13 on my reactants side and I have 35 on my product side. I have no idea what to do next *EDIT* someone on the IRC told me I need to change the molar coefficient of the O2. which was all I needed to arrive at C12 H22O11 + 12O2-----> 11H2O+ 12CO2 so I guess this thread is going to be removed or closed or something.... Edited November 13, 2012 by dragonstar57 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainPanic Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 It is a rare case where the question and answer are found in the same post, but there is no reason to remove or close it. But it seems we're done here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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