Question

What are the steps involved in chemical equation

Answer 1

Example of Balancing a Chemical Equation

? CH4 + ? O2 → ? CO2 + ? H2O

Identify the elements in the equation: C, H, O
Identify the net charge: no net charge, which makes this one easy!

H is found in CH4 and H2O, so it's a good starting element.

You have 4 H in CH4 yet only 2 H in H2O, so you need to double the coefficient of H2O to balance H.

1 CH4 + ? O2 → ? CO2 + 2 H2O

Looking at carbon, you can see that CH4 and CO2 must have the same coefficient.

1 CH4 + ? O2 → 1 CO2 + 2 H2O

Finally, determine the O coefficient. You can see you need to double the O2 coefficient in order to get 4 O seen on the product side of the reaction.

1 CH4 + 2 O2 → 1 CO2 + 2 H2O

Check your work. It's standard to drop a coefficient of 1, so the final balanced equation would be written:

CH4 + 2 O2 → CO2 + 2 H2O


hope it clarifies ur doubt dear friend..

Answer 2

Chemical equation is a symbolic representation of chemical formula. It is mentioned in symbolic form. To write it, u first need to know the symbols.Then u need to write it according to the formula..
1. write the equation.
2. check the number of atoms.
3. if they are not equal on both side,balance them.
4. check your answer