walker
Feb9-04, 09:42 AM
Hey,
I got a question here that asks for the complete combustion of ehtene, C2H4.
I assume this means the reaction of ethene with oxygen? Thus, the equation would look something like this:
C2H4 + O2 --> C02 + H2O
Yes?
But the question also asks me to balance the equation, if the reaction is correct then I'm having a little bit of trouble finding the proper balance for the equation.
The course I am taking allows you to use fractions to balance reactions (ie 1/2). Is it possible to use both fractions and whole numbers to balance?
I got a question here that asks for the complete combustion of ehtene, C2H4.
I assume this means the reaction of ethene with oxygen? Thus, the equation would look something like this:
C2H4 + O2 --> C02 + H2O
Yes?
But the question also asks me to balance the equation, if the reaction is correct then I'm having a little bit of trouble finding the proper balance for the equation.
The course I am taking allows you to use fractions to balance reactions (ie 1/2). Is it possible to use both fractions and whole numbers to balance?