1. 4
2. 4
3. 2
4. 2
Further explanation
Given
Reaction
2H₂+O₂⇒2H₂O
Required
Number of atoms
Solution
In compounds, the number of atoms of the constituent components in the form of elements is usually indicated by a subscript after the element symbol, while the number in front of the compound which is the coefficient indicates the number of molecules of the compound.
In chemical reactions, the reactants are on the left and the products on the right
1. Number of Hydrogen in reactants
2 molecules x 2 atoms = 4 atoms
2. Number of Hydrogen in products
2 molecules x 2 atoms = 4 atoms
3. Number of Oxygen in reactants
1 molecules x 2 atoms = 2 atoms
3. Number of Oxygen in products
2 molecules x 1 atoms = 2 atoms
The reaction is said to be balanced because the number of atoms of the element is the same between the reactants and products