Question

Consider the following intermediate chemical equations. When you form the final chemical equation, what should you do with CO? Cancel out CO because it appears as a reactant in one intermediate reaction and a product in the other intermediate reaction. Add the two CO molecules together, and write them as reactants in the final chemical reaction. Write CO only once as a reactant in the final chemical reaction. Write CO as a reactant and a product in the final chemical reaction.

Answer 1

Answer:

Cancel out CO because it appears as a reactant in one intermediate reaction and a product in the other intermediate reaction.

Explanation:

The CO appears twice hence in he intermediate reaction it only forms path of the enabling reagents and it further reacts to form the final product. Accounting for the CO in the intermediate reaction that undergoes further reaction will impact on the stoichiometry of the reaction.