How to Balance Phosphorous + Oxygen gas → Diphosphorous pentoxide |
How to Balance: P4 + O2 → P2O5
Type of Chemical Reaction: This is a combination reaction.
Word Equation: Phosphorous + Oxygen gas → Diphosphorous pentoxide
Balancing Strategies: This combination reaction is a lot easier to balance and if you can get an even number of oxygen atoms on the reactants side of the equation.
You can do this by multiplying the diphosphorous pentoxide (P2O5) by two. 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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