Question

BALANCE THIS CHEMICAL EQUATION PLS, help:)

Answer 1

Answer:

4C₈H₄OH +  35O₂  →  32CO₂   +   10H₂O  

Explanation:

The unbalanced reaction expression is given as:

     

         C₈H₄OH +  O₂  →  CO₂   +   H₂O  

To solve this problem, we use a mathematical approach.

     aC₈H₄OH +  bO₂  →  cCO₂   +   dH₂O

Conserving C: 8a  = c

                    H:  5a  = 2d

                    O: a + 2b  = 2c + d

Let a  = 1, c  = 8, d  = $\frac{5}{2}$  , b  = 35

   4C₈H₄OH +  35O₂  →  32CO₂   +   10H₂O