Input interpretation
D-(+)-glucose ⟶ carbon dioxide + ethanol
Balanced equation
Balance the chemical equation algebraically: ⟶ + Add stoichiometric coefficients, c_i, to the reactants and products: c_1 ⟶ c_2 + c_3 Set the number of atoms in the reactants equal to the number of atoms in the products for C, H and O: C: | 6 c_1 = c_2 + 2 c_3 H: | 12 c_1 = 6 c_3 O: | 6 c_1 = 2 c_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_1 = 1 and solve the system of equations for the remaining coefficients: c_1 = 1 c_2 = 2 c_3 = 2 Substitute the coefficients into the chemical reaction to obtain the balanced equation: Answer: | | ⟶ 2 + 2
Structures
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Names
D-(+)-glucose ⟶ carbon dioxide + ethanol
Chemical names and formulas
| D-(+)-glucose | carbon dioxide | ethanol Hill formula | C_6H_12O_6 | CO_2 | C_2H_6O name | D-(+)-glucose | carbon dioxide | ethanol IUPAC name | 6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-2, 3, 4, 5-tetrol | carbon dioxide | ethanol