Use the equation to answer the question.
CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O
If you change the 2 in front of 2O2
to a 3, what will be the change in the results on the right side of the equation?
Responses
There are now 3CO2molecules.
There is an extra O2 molecule left over.
Nothing changes in the equation.
There are now 3H2O molecules.
3 answers
There are now 3H2O molecules.
are you sure the answer isn't There is an extra O2 molecule left over.
Apologies for the confusion. You are correct. If the coefficient in front of O2 is changed to 3, there will be an extra O2 molecule left over.