balance the following equation
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The unbalanced equation is
C
2
H
6
+O
2
→CO
2
+H
2
O
Balance C atoms
C
2
H
6
+O
2
→2CO
2
+H
2
O
Balance H atoms
C
2
H
6
+O
2
→2CO
2
+3H
2
O
Balance O atoms
C
2
H
6
+
2
7
O
2
→2CO
2
+3H
2
O
Multiply the above equation with 2 to get whole number coefficients.
2C
2
H
6
+7O
2
→4CO
2
+6H
2
O
This is the balanced equation.
The sum of the coefficients will be 2+7+4+6=19.
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