One liter of benzene (C6H6) is completely burned (oxidized) with air.
Write a balanced chemical equation to represent this reaction.
Thanks. Do you have a question? Is the benzene liquid, or gas?
I am going to assume it is a liquid
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?
To write a balanced chemical equation, we need to ensure that the number of atoms of each element in the reactants is equal to the number of atoms of each element in the products.
The chemical formula for benzene is C6H6. It contains 6 carbon (C) atoms and 6 hydrogen (H) atoms.
When benzene is burned with air, it reacts with oxygen (O2) to produce carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O).
The balanced chemical equation representing the combustion of benzene with air is:
2C6H6 + 15O2 → 12CO2 + 6H2O
In this equation, we have balanced the number of carbon atoms and hydrogen atoms on both sides of the equation, as well as the number of oxygen atoms.