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PLEASE HELP ME WITH NUMBER 3!!!! you just have to fill in the blanks to get the balanced equation!!

PLEASE HELP ME WITH NUMBER 3!!!! you just have to fill in the blanks to get the balanced-example-1

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Answer:

4Al + 3O₂ → 2Al₂O₃

Step-by-step explanation:

The problem here is in balancing the equation below:

Al + O₂ → Al₂O₃

In balancing a chemical equation, the number of atoms on both sides of the expression must be the same;

put the alphabets a, b and c before each specie;

aAl + bO₂ → cAl₂O₃

Conserving Al;

a = 2c

Conserving O:

2b = 3c

Now, let c = 1, a = 2

b =
(3)/(2)

Multiply through by 2;

c = 2, a = 4 and b = 3

4Al + 3O₂ → 2Al₂O₃

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