Homework Help: College Chemistry

Posted by Jenny on Sunday, September 25, 2011 at 5:57pm.

One liter of benzene (C6H6) is completely burned (oxidized) with air.

Write a balanced chemical equation to represent this reaction.

College Chemistry - bobpursley, Sunday, September 25, 2011 at 5:59pm
Thanks. Do you have a question? Is the benzene liquid, or gas?
College Chemistry - Jenny, Sunday, September 25, 2011 at 6:10pm
I am going to assume it is a liquid
College Chemistry - Jenny, Sunday, September 25, 2011 at 6:18pm
I am assuming its a liquid. My question is writing the chemical equation. What is the chemical equation? Is it C6H6 + O2 ---> CO2 + H2O? And if so how do I balance it?

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