Sorry...it came through funny.
O3 + H-C=C-C(CH3)2-C(CH3)2-C(CH3)2-CH3 -> CO2 + H2O
All of the numbers above are supposed to be subscript but keep coming out the same size as the letters.
So this is the equation that i am trying to balance. In my question where there the equal sign is, it shows three lines instead of just two..
We CAN make subscript and superscripts but it's difficult to do.
If you are trying to learn how to balance redox equations by doing this one I can tell you that it is/will be most difficult. Frankly, I would just do it by inspection. Sometimes that fails but here it's worth a try. (I have seen redox equations that can be balanced by inspection and they are WRONG.) I check this one out; however, and i's ok.
35 O3 + 3 C12H22 ==> 36CO2 + 33H2O
Thanks so much DrBob222. I'm glad to hear that it was not ALL me on being confused with this one! Seeing the answer balanced by inspection makes total sense now....you are great and now the rest of my assignment doesn't seem so daunting! Thanks again!
No problem! I understand the equation you're trying to balance. To balance the equation, we need to make sure that both sides of the equation have the same number of each type of atom.
Let's start by counting the number of each type of atom on both sides of the equation:
On the left side (reactants):
- O: There are 3 oxygen atoms in O3.
- C: There are 12 carbon atoms in the molecule.
On the right side (products):
- O: There are 2 oxygen atoms in CO2.
- C: There are 1 carbon atom in CO2.
To balance the number of oxygen atoms, we need to multiply CO2 by 3:
3 CO2 = 3 carbon atoms and 6 oxygen atoms
Now let's balance the carbon atoms:
On the left side, we have 12 carbon atoms. To balance this, we need to have 12 carbon atoms on the right side as well. Since each CO2 molecule contains 1 carbon atom, we need to have 12 CO2 molecules.
Finally, let's check the number of oxygen atoms on the right side:
12 CO2 molecules give us 12 carbon atoms and 24 oxygen atoms.
So the balanced equation is:
O3 + H-C=C-C(CH3)2-C(CH3)2-C(CH3)2-CH3 -> 3 CO2 + H2O