Homework Help: Chemistry

Posted by Chopsticks on Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at 12:27am.

Hydrogen sulfide burns in the presense of oxygen producing sulfiar dioxide and water

I got HS + O2 >>> SO2 + H2O

Its not balanced yet, but can you check if i wrote the equation right? Does the hydrogen sulfide need charges added to them?

Chemistry - DrBob222, Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at 12:28am
hyrogen sulfide is H2S. The products are right.
Chemistry - Chopsticks, Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at 12:29am
so it does not need any charges? and isnt that an acid?
Chemistry - Chopsticks, Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at 12:38am
I got for final answer as 2HS + 3O2 -----> 2SO2 + 2H2O
Chemistry - DrBob222, Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at 1:18pm
How can you get 2HS ==> etc when I gave you the correct formula for hydrogen sulfide as H2S?
H2S + O2 ==> SO2 + H2O which isn't balanced. And what is what an acid? H2S is an acid in aqueous solution. SO2 is an acid when added to water to form H2SO3.

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