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hi,

Can anyone plz advise me if this is the correct ballanced equation for

CH4+NH3+O2 - HCN+H2O

Answer:

CH3+NH2+O1 - H3N+H2O1

Is this correct?

Thanks ;)

No, that is not correct.

Hint: Put a six on the HCN

Thanks!!

At the end of it?

I don't understand how that would be!

I don't want the answer, just how u reached it!

Cheers ;)

Hint.Put a two in front of others!Then the states.

Hint(2)The six goes in front of the H2O.You then have 2 in front of three of the others and a 3 in front of the remaining one.Leave you to figure the rest!Good Luck.

soz, but im still lost!!

kinda get u now!!

Thanks ;)

To get the 6H2O what would you need to do to the O2 to balance the 6 oxygen?ie what number goes on front of the O2?

To balance the oxygen in the equation, you would need to put a 3 in front of the O2. This is because there are 6 oxygen atoms on the product side (6 H2O), so you need 3 O2 molecules to obtain the required 6 oxygen atoms.

Now let's write out the balanced equation step by step:

1. Start with the given unbalanced equation: CH4 + NH3 + O2 -> HCN + H2O

2. Balance the nitrogen (N) atoms: There is 1 nitrogen atom on the reactant side and 1 nitrogen atom on the product side, so no further adjustments are needed.

3. Balance the hydrogen (H) atoms: There are 4 hydrogen atoms in CH4, 3 hydrogen atoms in NH3, and 2 hydrogen atoms in H2O, totaling 4 + 3 + 2 = 9 hydrogen atoms on the product side. To balance this, we need 9/2 = 4.5 (which we round up to 5) H2O molecules. Hence, we now have: CH4 + NH3 + O2 -> HCN + 5 H2O.

4. Balance the carbon (C) atoms: There is 1 carbon atom in CH4 and 1 carbon atom in HCN, so no further adjustments are needed.

5. Balance the oxygen (O) atoms: We have 5 oxygen atoms in the H2O molecules (5 H2O x 1 oxygen atom = 5 oxygen atoms), 2 oxygen atoms in the O2 molecule, and 1 oxygen atom in the HCN molecule, totaling 5 + 2 + 1 = 8 oxygen atoms on the product side. To balance this, the coefficient of O2 needs to be 8/2 = 4. Hence, the final balanced equation is: CH4 + NH3 + 4 O2 -> HCN + 5 H2O.

This equation is balanced.