6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 4O2
How many molecules of carbon dioxide are involved in this reaction?
How many molecules of sugar are produced in this reaction?
How many atoms of carbon are on the left hand side of this equation? ______
How many atoms of carbon are on the right hand side of this equation? ______
Is the carbon balanced? _____
How many atoms of hydrogen are on the left hand side of this equation? ______
How many atoms of hydrogen are on the right hand side of this equation? ______
Is the hydrogen balanced? _____
How many atoms of oxygen are on the left hand side of this equation? ______
How many atoms of oxygen are on the right hand side of this equation? ______
Is the oxygen balanced? _____
Can you change one number above to balance the chemical equation?
1 answer
There is 1 molecule of sugar produced in this reaction.
There are 6 atoms of carbon on the left-hand side of the equation.
There are 6 atoms of carbon on the right-hand side of the equation.
The carbon is balanced.
There are 12 atoms of hydrogen on the left-hand side of the equation.
There are 12 atoms of hydrogen on the right-hand side of the equation.
The hydrogen is balanced.
There are 18 atoms of oxygen on the left-hand side of the equation.
There are 18 atoms of oxygen on the right-hand side of the equation.
The oxygen is balanced.
To balance the chemical equation, one could adjust the coefficient of oxygen on the left-hand side to be 5 instead of 6. This would result in the following balanced equation:
6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 5O2