When you balance the equation CH + O ---> CO + HO, what is the coefficient of water?

b.)6

• b.)Correct.

There are five carbons on the left, but only one on the right, and on each side, the carbon is in a single chemical species. Put a 5 in front of the CO on the right-hand side. There are twelve hydrogens on the left, but only two on the right-hand side, and hydrogen is in a single species on each side. Put a 6 in front of the HO on the right-hand side. Finally, there are only two oxygens on the left-hand side, but 16 of them on the right-hand side. So, put an 8 in front of the O on the left-hand side.