Balance the following equations: 1) C2H402+_02->_C02+ _H20
2) V205+ _CaS→_Ca0+ V2S5

3) S8+_O2->_SO2

1) 0 C2H4O2 + 0 O2 -> 0 CO2 + 0 H2O (balanced)

2) V2O5 + CaS -> CaO + V2S5

just additional info: V2O5 is divanadium pentaoxide

LHS (Left hand side)

V: 2

O: 5

Ca: 1

S: 1 x 5 [to balance with the right hand side of the equation]

RHS (Right hand side)

V: 2

O: 1 x 5 [to balance with the left hand side of the equation]

Ca: 1

S: 5

When you balance any elements, you have to balance the whole chemical compound.

Thus,

V2O5 + 5 CaS -> 5 CaO + V2S5

LHS CHECK:

V: 2

O: 5

Ca: 5

S: 5

RHS CHECK:

V: 2

O: 5

Ca: 5

S: 5

3) S8 + O2 -> SO2

LHS:

S: 8

O: 2

RHS:

S: 1 x 8 [to balance with LHS]

O: 2

When you balance any elements, you have to balance the whole chemical compound.

S8 + O2 -> 8 SO2

When we add 8 to the RHS, it gives us 8S, 16 O.

In order to balance that into the RHS, I need to multiply the O2 by 8, which will give 8(O2) = 16 O particles.

Therefore, S8 + 8 O2 -> 8 SO2 is the final answer for (3).

the old alchemists made significant contributions to science even though there starting premises were off a bit. their conclusions after failure would steer them into better directions for investigation. science is no more than close observation and the initial mistakes result in rethinking and retrying experiments.

fe 55.85 g/mol and h2o 18.02 g/mol.