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How do you balance C2H2 + O2 -> CO2 + H2O?? Is it C2H2 + 5/2 O2 -> 2CO2 + H2O or 2C2H2 + 5O2 -> 4CO2 + 2H2O ?
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C2H2 + O2 -> CO2 + H2O??

Is it C2H2 + 5/2 O2 -> 2CO2 + H2O
or 2C2H2 + 5O2 -> 4CO2 + 2H2O ?

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Both are correct and equivalent

The second is the first multiplied by 2, then both of them have the same relation (proportion) for every reactant and product.
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