Bot GPT 4-o mini To determine which statement correctly describes a problem with the provided chemical equation, we can count the number of atoms of each element on both sides of the equation.
The balanced chemical equation is: \[ \text{CH}_4 + 2\text{O}_2 \rightarrow \text{CO}_2 + \text{H}_2\text{O} \]
Counting the atoms:
Reactants (left side):
- Carbon (C): 1 (from CH4)
- Hydrogen (H): 4 (from CH4)
- Oxygen (O): 4 (2 from 2O2)
Products (right side):
- Carbon (C): 1 (from CO2)
- Hydrogen (H): 2 (from H2O)
- Oxygen (O): 3 (2 from CO2 and 1 from H2O)
Now let's compare:
- Carbon: 1 on both sides
- Hydrogen: 4 on the left, 2 on the right
- Oxygen: 4 on the left, 3 on the right
Thus, there are:
- More hydrogen atoms on the left side than the right side.
- The number of carbon atoms is equal.
- More oxygen atoms on the left side than the right side.
The statement that best describes the issue is: There are more hydrogen and oxygen atoms on the left side than the right side.
Therefore, the correct response is: There are more hydrogen and oxygen atoms on the left side than the right side.
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