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The amount of oxygen in the reactants in 4 atoms. In the products, the oxygen is distributed to water and gas. Which coefficient would be placed in front of water and oxygen

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Answer:

d

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Answer:

2 for water(H2O)

1 for oxygen (O2)

Step-by-step explanation:

This question is describing the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), which is the reactant gets broken down into water (H2O) and oxygen gas (O2). The chemical equation is as follows:

2H2O2 ---> 2H2O + O2

As described in the question, the amount of oxygen in the reactants (H2O2) is 4 atoms. The products are water and oxygen gas. To ensure that the equation is balanced, we have to use coefficients.

- Coefficient 2 has been placed in front of the water molecule to balance the number of hydrogen atoms (4) and oxygen atoms (4).

- The coefficient in front of the Oxygen gas remains 1.

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