Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Chemical Equation for the Combustion of Ethanol in Oxygen

The explosion will be caused from the reaction of ethanol in oxygen and it will be the force that shoots our cannonball.
Chemical formula for Ethanol:C2H5OH
Chemical formula for Oxygen: O2
When these two compounds are put together, they react and form CO2 and H2O


C2H5OH + O2  CO2 + H2O
Sadly this equation is not yet balanced. We must place coefficients in front in order to balance the final equation.
C2H5OH + 3 O2→ 2 CO2 + 3 H2O

C=2 - C=2
H=6 - H=6
O=7 - O=7
Now your chemical equation is nice and balanced.

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3 comments:

  1. MarissaFebruary 4, 2011 at 9:51 AM

    Nice job, I remember learning about that in Chemistry.

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  2. ChristineFebruary 4, 2011 at 9:56 AM

    Nice job, you really constructed this well!

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  3. Kayla D.February 4, 2011 at 2:48 PM

    Nice job, I like how you formatted this

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