Consider the chemical reaction: aCH4+bO2→cCO2+dH2O

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Consider the chemical reaction: aCH4+bO2→cCO2+dH2O

where a,b,c,d  are unknown positive integers. The reaction must be balanced;  that is, the number of atoms of each element must be the same before and after the reaction. For example, because the number of oxygen atoms must remain the same,

2b=2c+d
While there are many possible choices for a,a, b,b, c,c, and dd that balance the reaction, it is customary to use the smallest possible integers. Balance this reaction.

 

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