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How to Balance Wax + Oxygen gas → Carbon dioxide + Water |
How to Balance: C25H52 + O2 → CO2 + H2O
Type of Chemical Reaction: This is a combustion reaction.
Word Equation: Wax + Oxygen gas → Carbon dioxide + Water
| Balancing Strategies: This is the equation for the combustion of wax. It looks complicated because of the large numbers but actually isn't too difficult.
When you start, sure to count the all of the oxygen atoms on the product side of the equation. There are a total of three in the (in the CO2 and H2O). For a complete explanation, watch:
About Balancing Chemical EquationsWhen balancing chemical equations our goal is to have the same number of each type of atom on both sides of the equation.Only change the coefficients (these are the numbers in front substances).
 Never change the subscripts (the small numbers after elements).
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