The following diagram shows the combination reaction between hydrogen, H 2 , and carbon monoxide, CO, to

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The following diagram shows the combination reaction between hydrogen, H2, and carbon monoxide, CO, to produce methanol, CH3OH (white spheres are H, black spheres are C, red spheres are O). The correct number of CO molecules involved in this reaction is not shown.

(a) Determine the number of CO molecules that should be shown in the left (reactants) box.

(b) Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction.

CO molecules not shown

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Chemistry The Central Science

ISBN: 9780321910417

13th Edition

Authors: Theodore E. Brown, H. Eugene LeMay, Bruce E. Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward, Matthew E. Stoltzfus

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