Question

Wood is mainly cellulose, a polymer produced by plants. One use of wood is as a fuel in campfires, fireplaces, and wood furnaces. The molecules of cellulose are tong chains of repeating units. Each unit of the chain can be represented as C.HOs. The balanced equation below represents a reaction that occurs when C.HOs is burned in air.
C6H1005 + 0₂ → CO₂ + H₂O + heat

5. Balance the chemical equation using the smallest whole number coefficient.

Answer 1

Answer:

C6 H10 O5+ 6O2-----> 6CO2+5H2O+heat

Explanation:

There are 6 carbon atoms in reactants to balance you put coefficient 6.

This makes the oxygen in CO2 12 so to balance put 6 in oxygen in reactants.

There are 10 hydrogen atoms in reactants to balance you put 5 in front of H2O in products.

If u recheck: 6 C atoms in reactants, 6 C atoms in products.

10 H atoms in reactants, 10 H atoms in products.

17 O atoms in reactants, 17 O atoms in products.