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Balance H2 + O2 - H2O

User Vincent G
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The answer is:
H2+1/2 o2-H2o
User Geekswordsman
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Currently in this equation, you have 2 hydrogen atoms and 2 oxygen atoms on the left, and then 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom on the right. To balance, you would need to even out the oxygens, so we can first place a 2 in front of H2O to get:
H2 + O2 -> 2H2O

Now, however, you can see that we have too many hydrogen atoms on the right, so to get the final answer, we add a 2 in front of hydrogen on the left:

2H2 + O2 -> 2H2O

I hope this helps!
User Shawn Northrop
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