Question

The formation of water from oxygen and hydrogen can be

described in the following word equation:

oxygen gas+ hydrogen gas - liquid water
In this reaction, liquid water is the

Select one:
•only compounds
•product
•waste
•reactant

Answer 1

The balanced chemical equation for the combustion of liquid methanol in oxygen gas to yield carbon dioxide gas and liquid water is:

2CH3OH(l) + 3O2(g) → 2CO2(g) + 4H2O(l)

If you multiply the coefficients (the numbers in front) times the subscripts for each element in each formula, you will find that there are 2 atoms of carbon, 8 atoms of hydrogen, and 8 atoms of oxygen on both sides of the equation, so it is balanced.