Question

When sugar is burned, water vapor and carbon dioxide are produced.

A sugar molecule has a specific number of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms. Use the balanced chemical
equation to identify the number of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms in sugar.
sugar + 1202-11H20 + 12C02
Sugar has carbon atoms.
Sugar has hydrogen atoms
Sugar has oxygen atoms.

Answer 1

Assuming that this an ideal reaction that has no emission of atoms,

Sugar should have the equation of C12H22O11

Verifying,

C12H22O11 + 1202 => 11H20 + 12C02

Step-by-step explanation

First, write down the formula of sugar as X

X + 1202 => 11H20 + 12C02

Subtracting Oxygen molecules from both sides,

X => 11H2O + 12C

Therefore, the formula of sugar should contain these elements in same ratio due to the law of conservation of mass.

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Answer 2

sugar has 12 carbon atoms

sugar has 22 hydrogen atoms

sugar has 11 oxygen atoms