Question

Which of the following shows the correct, balanced equation for the reaction shown below?CH4 + O2 to H2O + CO2CH4 + O2 to CH2OCH4 + O2 to CHOCH4 + 2 O2 to 2 H2O + CO2CH4 + O2 to H2O + CO2

Answer 1

To check whether a reaction is balanced, we need to make sure that the number of atoms of each element is the same before and after the reaction occurs. In this problem, we can notice that the reaction:

CH4 + 2 O2 to 2 H2O + CO2

Has the same number of atoms of each element before and after the reaction occurs. So that's the correct answer options