Asked by nebikenezer

Use the reaction to answer the question.

C10H8 + 12O2 → ?

Which products are expected from the reaction?

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Responses

10CO2 + 8H2O10 C O subscript 2 + 8 H subscript 2 O
10CO2 + 8H2O 10 C O subscript 2 + 8 H subscript 2 O

10C + 4H2O + 10O210 C + 4 H subscript 2 O + 10 O subscript 2
10C + 4H2O + 10O2 10 C + 4 H subscript 2 O + 10 O subscript 2

10CO2 + 4H2O10 C O subscript 2 + 4 H 2 O
10CO2 + 4H2O 10 C O subscript 2 + 4 H 2 O

10CO2 + 8H + 2O2

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Products: 10 CO2 + 4 H2O.

Reason: C10 gives 10 CO2, H8 gives 4 H2O. That requires 20 + 4 = 24 O atoms = 12 O2, so the balanced equation is
C10H8 + 12 O2 → 10 CO2 + 4 H2O.