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If you have the following chemical equation and you begin balancing it as such,

C5H10 + O2 --> 5CO2 + 5H2O

How many oxygens do you have on the product side at this point in the balancing?


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Answer:

15 oxygens

Explanation:

Given the partially balanced reaction: [tex]\text{C}_{\text{5}}\text{H}_{\text{10}}+\text{O}_{\text{2}} \rightarrow \text{5C} \text{O}_{2}}+\text{5H}_\text{2}\text{O}[/tex]

The subscripts (small number to the right of each element symbol) are the number of atoms of the element within each compound/molecule, and the coefficients (numbers in front of each compound) represent the number of that molecule involved in one full reaction (if the equation were balanced).

The product side of the reaction is on the right of the arrow.

To determine the total number of Oxygens on the product side, we need to identify how many Oxygens are in each molecule (the subscript on the Oxygen), and then multiply times the number of that molecule that would be involved (Coefficient of the compound containing Oxygen).  There are multiple compounds on the right side of the equation that contain Oxygen, so we'll need to add together the number of Oxygens each part contributes.

[tex]\text{C}_{\text{5}}\text{H}_{\text{10}}+\text{O}_{\text{2}} \rightarrow \bold{5}\text{C} \bold{O_{2}}+\bold{5}\text{H}_\text{2}\bold{O}[/tex]

[tex]\text{\# reactant-side Oxygens}=\bold{5}\text{C} \bold{O_{2}}+\bold{5}\text{H}_\text{2}\bold{O}\\=5 \text{ CO}_{\text{2}}\text{ molecules} *\frac{\text{2 Oxygens}}{\text{1 CO}_{\text{2}}\text{ molecule}}+5 \text{ H}_{\text{2}}\text{O molecules} *\frac{1\text{ Oxygen}}{\text{1 H}_{\text{2}}\text{O molecule}}\\=10\text{ Oxygens}+5\text{ Oxygens}\\=15\text{ Oxygens}[/tex]