Question

Y and Z are metals known to undergo the following reactions at high temperature.

2YO ----------> 2Y + O2

2ZO ----------> 2Z + O2

Bishen, Chandra, Prasanna and Venkat are looking at the following written on a piece of paper and wondering if it is a valid chemical equation.

YO + ZO ----------> Y + Z + O2

Bishen: It is valid because it is balanced.

Chandra: It is valid because YO gets reduced to the metal Y and ZO gets reduced to the metal Z as per the above two equations.

Prasanna: It is efficient because it avoids the trouble of writing two equations separately and the law of conservation of mass is not violated. It's just like adding 2 algebraic equations.

Venkat:This equation can lead to a wrong understanding that YO and ZO can be reduced ONLY if they are reduced together.

Who understands chemical equations best?

Answer 1

Explanation:

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