Question

Write a word and balanced chemical equation for a burning candle.

I know that the paraffin in the candle has the formula C20H42 , but I don't know what else to do...

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DrBob222
You are oxidizing (burning) the wax. The C is oxidized to CO2 and the H is oxidized to H2O.
C20H42 + O2 ==> CO2 + H2O.
I'll leave it for you to balance.
The word equation is
paraffin wax added to oxygen yields carbon dioxide plus water.
milla
what is the balanced equasion
kimberly
hi can you write the whole .meaning for the words
Ashi
CxHy +z O2 -----> x CO2 + y/2 H2O
sash
thanks

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