Use the equation to answer the question.CH4 + _____Cl2 → CCl4 + _____HClWhich numbers balance this equation?(1 point)Responses3, 23, 22, 42, 44, 44, 41, 2

Answer 1

To balance the equation $\text{Missing open brace for subscript}$, let's analyze the number of each type of atom on both sides of the equation.

1. On the left side, we have:

   • Carbon (C): 1 (from CH4)
   • Hydrogen (H): 4 (from CH4)
   • Chlorine (Cl): We will determine this.

2. On the right side, we have:

   • Carbon (C): 1 (from CCl4)
   • Hydrogen (H): 1 (from HCl)
   • Chlorine (Cl): 4 (from CCl4)

Now, we can balance the chlorine and hydrogen:

To balance the chlorine (on the right side we have 4 Cl from CCl4):

• We need 2 Cl2 molecules on the left to get 4 Cl atoms.
• This gives us: $\text{Missing open brace for subscript}$.

With this, we have:

• Left side Cl: 4
• Right side Cl: 4

For hydrogen:

• On the left, there are 4 H from CH4.
• On the right, we need 4 HCl molecules to balance the H on the right, which gives us 4 H.

Thus, the balanced equation is:

$${\text{CH}}_4+2{\text{Cl}}_2\to {\text{CCl}}_4+4\text{HCl}$$

So the numbers that balance this equation are:

• 2 for Cl2
• 4 for HCl

Therefore, the answer is 2, 4.