Answer:
a) C₆H₁₂O + 8.5 O₂ ⇒ 6 CO₂ + 6 H₂O
b) Fe₂(SO₄)₃ + 3 Ba(OH)₂ ⇒ 3 BaSO₄ + 2 Fe(OH)₃
Step-by-step explanation:
a) A combustion is a reaction of a compound with oxygen to produce carbon dioxide and water. The corresponding equation is:
C₆H₁₂O + O₂ ⇒ CO₂ + H₂O
We will start balancing C atoms by multiplying CO₂ by 6 and H atoms by multiplying H₂O by 6.
C₆H₁₂O + O₂ ⇒ 6 CO₂ + 6 H₂O
Then, we get the balanced equation by multiplying O₂ by 8.5.
C₆H₁₂O + 8.5 O₂ ⇒ 6 CO₂ + 6 H₂O
b) This is a double displacement reaction of the general structure:
Salt 1 + Base 1 = Salt 2 + Base 2
The corresponding equation is:
Fe₂(SO₄)₃ + Ba(OH)₂ ⇒ BaSO₄ + Fe(OH)₃
First, we will balance Fe atoms by multiplying Fe(OH)₃ by 2 and S atoms by multiplying BaSO₄ by 3.
Fe₂(SO₄)₃ + Ba(OH)₂ ⇒ 3 BaSO₄ + 2 Fe(OH)₃
Then, we will get the balanced equation by multiplying Ba(OH)₂ by 3.
Fe₂(SO₄)₃ + 3 Ba(OH)₂ ⇒ 3 BaSO₄ + 2 Fe(OH)₃