Input interpretation
oxygen + ethane ⟶ water + carbon dioxide
Balanced equation
Balance the chemical equation algebraically: + ⟶ + Add stoichiometric coefficients, c_i, to the reactants and products: c_1 + c_2 ⟶ c_3 + c_4 Set the number of atoms in the reactants equal to the number of atoms in the products for O, C and H: O: | 2 c_1 = c_3 + 2 c_4 C: | 2 c_2 = c_4 H: | 6 c_2 = 2 c_3 Since the coefficients are relative quantities and underdetermined, choose a coefficient to set arbitrarily. To keep the coefficients small, the arbitrary value is ordinarily one. For instance, set c_2 = 1 and solve the system of equations for the remaining coefficients: c_1 = 7/2 c_2 = 1 c_3 = 3 c_4 = 2 Multiply by the least common denominator, 2, to eliminate fractional coefficients: c_1 = 7 c_2 = 2 c_3 = 6 c_4 = 4 Substitute the coefficients into the chemical reaction to obtain the balanced equation: Answer: | | 7 + 2 ⟶ 6 + 4
Structures
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Names
oxygen + ethane ⟶ water + carbon dioxide
Reaction thermodynamics
Enthalpy
| oxygen | ethane | water | carbon dioxide molecular enthalpy | 0 kJ/mol | -84 kJ/mol | -285.8 kJ/mol | -393.5 kJ/mol total enthalpy | 0 kJ/mol | -168 kJ/mol | -1715 kJ/mol | -1574 kJ/mol | H_initial = -168 kJ/mol | | H_final = -3289 kJ/mol | ΔH_rxn^0 | -3289 kJ/mol - -168 kJ/mol = -3121 kJ/mol (exothermic) | | |
Gibbs free energy
| oxygen | ethane | water | carbon dioxide molecular free energy | 231.7 kJ/mol | -32 kJ/mol | -237.1 kJ/mol | -394.4 kJ/mol total free energy | 1622 kJ/mol | -64 kJ/mol | -1423 kJ/mol | -1578 kJ/mol | G_initial = 1558 kJ/mol | | G_final = -3000 kJ/mol | ΔG_rxn^0 | -3000 kJ/mol - 1558 kJ/mol = -4558 kJ/mol (exergonic) | | |
Entropy
| oxygen | ethane | water | carbon dioxide molecular entropy | 205 J/(mol K) | 229.5 J/(mol K) | 69.91 J/(mol K) | 214 J/(mol K) total entropy | 1435 J/(mol K) | 459 J/(mol K) | 419.5 J/(mol K) | 856 J/(mol K) | S_initial = 1894 J/(mol K) | | S_final = 1275 J/(mol K) | ΔS_rxn^0 | 1275 J/(mol K) - 1894 J/(mol K) = -618.5 J/(mol K) (exoentropic) | | |
Chemical names and formulas
| oxygen | ethane | water | carbon dioxide Hill formula | O_2 | C_2H_6 | H_2O | CO_2 name | oxygen | ethane | water | carbon dioxide IUPAC name | molecular oxygen | ethane | water | carbon dioxide