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How to Balance Benzoic acid + Oxygen gas → Carbon dioxide + Water |
How to Balance: C6H5COOH + O2 → CO2 + H2O
Type of Chemical Reaction: This is a Combustion reaction.
Word Equation: Benzoic acid + Oxygen gas → Carbon dioxide + Water
| Balancing Strategies: This is a challenging equation to balance. The trick is to leave the O2 until last. Also be very careful adding up the individual elements. Benzoic acid (C6H5COOH) is also written as C7H6O2. Either way, you get the same coefficients when you balance the equation. 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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