Interpretation: The unbalanced chemical equation for the reaction of combination of hydrogen gas with oxygen gas of air to form water should be determined.
Concept Introduction: An unbalanced reaction is that
Answer to Problem 11A
The unbalanced chemical equation is:
Explanation of Solution
The molecular formula for hydrogen gas is
The molecular formula for oxygen gas is
The molecular formula for water is
The physical state of the reactants and products are shown by writing the symbols after each reactant and product in the reaction. The symbol “l” represents liquid, “aq” represents aqueous, “s” represents solid, and “g” represents gas.
The reaction of combination of hydrogen gas with oxygen gas of air to form water is written as:
This reaction is not balanced as:
The number of mol of
The unbalanced chemical equation is:
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