Input interpretation
cupric oxide + N-propanol ⟶ water + copper + acetone
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 + c_5 Set the number of atoms in the reactants equal to the number of atoms in the products for Cu, O, C and H: Cu: | c_1 = c_4 O: | c_1 + c_2 = c_3 + c_5 C: | 3 c_2 = 3 c_5 H: | 8 c_2 = 2 c_3 + 6 c_5 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 = 1 c_3 = 1 c_4 = 1 c_5 = 1 Substitute the coefficients into the chemical reaction to obtain the balanced equation: Answer: | | + ⟶ + +
Structures
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Names
cupric oxide + N-propanol ⟶ water + copper + acetone
Chemical names and formulas
| cupric oxide | N-propanol | water | copper | acetone Hill formula | CuO | C_3H_8O | H_2O | Cu | C_3H_6O name | cupric oxide | N-propanol | water | copper | acetone IUPAC name | | propan-1-ol | water | copper | acetone