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Is this equation completely balanced?
2C8H3 + 2502 → 8C02 + 18H20

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Answer:

No, because the number of carbon, hydrogen & oxygen atoms on both sides of the equation are not equal.

Step-by-step explanation:

For an equation to be completely balanced, there should be equal number of reactants and products.

Number of carbon atoms on reactant side = 16

Number of hydrogen atoms on reactant side = 16

Number of oxygen atoms on reactant side = 50

Number of carbon atoms on product side = 8

Number of hydrogen atoms on product side = 36

Number of oxygen atoms on product side = 34

Therefore, we can conclude that total number of reactants does not equal total number of products therefore, this equation is not completely balanced.

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