Question

How many atoms of carbon are in 6CO2 + 6H2O --> C6H12O6 + 6O2

Answer 1

Answer:

6 atoms of carbon are in the reactant side

Explanation:

Are on the reactant side in:

6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2

In the reaction, there are 6 molecules of CO2 that are reacting with 6 molecules of H2O. As you can see, CO2 has only 1 atom of carbon per molecule whereas H2O hasn't.

That means the atoms of carbon are:

6 molecules CO2 * (1atom C / 1molecule CO2) =

6 atoms of carbon are in the reactant side