Question

Silver is heated with oxygen to form silver oxide.o Write the formulaso Label the phaseso Balance the equation

Answer 1

Formulas: Ag₂O (silver oxide), oxygen (O₂ ), and elemental silver (Ag)

Equation with labeled phases

`4Ag(s)+O_2(g)→\text{ }2Ag_2O\text{\lparen}s)`

Procedure

Silver oxide can be produced by allowing silver to react with oxygen at temperatures lower than its decomposition point (195 °C).

The chemical formula for silver oxide (product) is

Ag₂O

Where the reactants are molecular oxygen (O₂ )and elemental silver (Ag).

The chemical equation with labels will be

`Ag(s)+O_2(g)→Ag_2O\text{\lparen}s)`

The final balanced equation is

`4Ag(s)+O_2(g)→\text{ }2Ag_2O\text{\lparen}s)`

where you will find 4 silver atoms and 2 oxygen atoms in both reagents and products sides of the chemical equation.