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What is the balanced equation for the combustion of benzene (C6H6)?

Answer 1

The products of complete combustion are carbon dioxide and water, as is the case for all organic molecules.

#C_6H_6(l) + 15/2O_2(g) rarr 6CO_2(g) + 3H_2O(g)#

Do mass and charge balances exist?

Benzene often burns with a sooty flame, meaning that incomplete combustion has occurred (i.e. #C#, and #CO# are combustion products). If, say, 1 equiv each of #C# and #CO#, were produced, how would you represent such a combustion?

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Answer 2

Cooper Adams

The balanced equation for the combustion of benzene (C6H6) is:

C6H6 + 15/2 O2 -> 6 CO2 + 3 H2O

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Answer from HIX Tutor

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.