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Starting with the unbalanced equation for the combustion of ethanol,

C2H5OH(l)+O2(g)→CO2(g)+?H2O(l)
what coefficient should be placed in front of H2O to balance the hydrogen atoms

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C2H5OH +3O2 -> 2CO2+3H2O
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