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Answer:</h3>
2C₂H₆ + 7O₂ → 4CO₂ + 6H₂O
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Explanation:</h3>
- The equation for the reaction shown represents the combustion of ethane.
C₂H₆ + O₂ → CO₂ + H₂O
- To balance the equation we put the coefficients, 2, 7, 4, and 6 on the reactants and products.
2C₂H₆ + 7O₂ → 4CO₂ + 6H₂O
- Balancing chemical equations makes the number of atoms of each element equal on both side of the equation.
- It ensures that chemical equations obey the law of conservation of mass in chemical reactions.
