What is the balanced form of the chemical equation shown below?
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Answer:
A;
Explanation:
The best way to start solving this problem is to start with the molecule with the most atoms. Since there are 12 carbons on the left, you need 12 on the right so 12 would need to be placed in front of carbon dioxide. Also you need 22 hydrogens and in each molecule of water, there are two hydrogen molecules so you need 11 molecules of water. After balancing you find that you need 24 oxygen on the left so you place the coeffecient 12 in front of the oxygen molecule.
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The Lewis formula refers to a diagram showing the distribution of electrones and in case of a molecule it also shows the bonds.
The structural formula on the other hand is a representation of the molecular structure that shows all the atoms that form the molecule, arranged in a three dimentional space,
In this case we have the hydrogen ion, which is the simpliest case we can have.
Hydrogen ion is the hydrogen atom possitively charged as it has lost his electron. Therefore the structural formula is simply the following:
The Lewis formula is also very simple as this ion has no electrons and has no bonding to other atoms:
