A scientist finds that one volume of an unknown gas X combines with 2 volumes of another gas Y to form 2 volumes of a new gas with a formula XY2. What is the balanced equation?
Are these two monatomic gases?
X + 2Y ==> XY2 doesn't work.Not 2 volumes XY2.
Are these diatomic gases?
X2 + 2Y2 ==> 2XY2 looks ok.
To determine the balanced equation for the reaction, we need to identify the elements involved and their respective ratios.
The problem states that one volume of gas X combines with two volumes of gas Y to form two volumes of the new gas XY2. From this, we can infer that the ratio of gas X to gas Y in the reaction is 1:2.
To write a balanced equation, we need to represent the elements involved on both sides of the equation and ensure that the number of atoms of each element is the same on both sides.
Let's assume gas X represents element A and gas Y represents element B. The balanced equation can be written as:
A + 2B -> XY2
This equation indicates that one atom of element A combines with two atoms of element B to form one molecule of the new gas XY2. Note that the coefficients in front of each element or molecule represent the ratio of each species involved in the reaction and ensure that the equation is balanced.
Please note that without specific information about the actual names or formulas of the gases X and Y, placeholder symbols (such as A and B) have been used to represent them.