How many oxygen atoms are in the products of the following reaction? #C_6H_12O_6 + 6H_2O + 6O_2 -> 6CO_2 + 12 H_2O#

Answer 1

Your equation is suspect. It is supposed to represent the combustion of sugar.

#C_6H_12O_6+6O_2rarr6CO_2 + 6H_2O#

Since mass and charge are conserved in a chemical reaction, the mass and charge of the reactants and products are equal because carbon and oxygen atoms have exact masses and charges.

In the equation you gave, I could subtract #6H_2O# from both sides of the equation, and still my equation was balanced, i.e. stoichiometric.

Is this correct? The equation provided shows that there are 18 oxygen atoms in the products, which means that there were also 18 oxygen atoms in the reactants.

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Answer 2

Henry Antrim

There are 36 oxygen atoms in the products of the given reaction.

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When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.

How many oxygen atoms are in the products of the following reaction? #C_6H_12O_6 + 6H_2O + 6O_2 -&gt; 6CO_2 + 12 H_2O#

How many oxygen atoms are in the products of the following reaction? #C_6H_12O_6 + 6H_2O + 6O_2 -> 6CO_2 + 12 H_2O#