Input interpretation
activated charcoal + P2O5 ⟶ carbon monoxide + red phosphorus
Balanced equation
Balance the chemical equation algebraically: + P2O5 ⟶ + Add stoichiometric coefficients, c_i, to the reactants and products: c_1 + c_2 P2O5 ⟶ c_3 + c_4 Set the number of atoms in the reactants equal to the number of atoms in the products for C, P and O: C: | c_1 = c_3 P: | 2 c_2 = c_4 O: | 5 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_2 = 1 and solve the system of equations for the remaining coefficients: c_1 = 5 c_2 = 1 c_3 = 5 c_4 = 2 Substitute the coefficients into the chemical reaction to obtain the balanced equation: Answer: | | 5 + P2O5 ⟶ 5 + 2
Structures
+ P2O5 ⟶ +
Names
activated charcoal + P2O5 ⟶ carbon monoxide + red phosphorus
Chemical names and formulas
| activated charcoal | P2O5 | carbon monoxide | red phosphorus formula | | P2O5 | | Hill formula | C | O5P2 | CO | P name | activated charcoal | | carbon monoxide | red phosphorus IUPAC name | carbon | | carbon monoxide | phosphorus
Substance properties
| activated charcoal | P2O5 | carbon monoxide | red phosphorus molar mass | 12.011 g/mol | 141.94 g/mol | 28.01 g/mol | 30.973761998 g/mol phase | solid (at STP) | | gas (at STP) | solid (at STP) melting point | 3550 °C | | -205 °C | 579.2 °C boiling point | 4027 °C | | -191.5 °C | density | 2.26 g/cm^3 | | 0.001145 g/cm^3 (at 25 °C) | 2.16 g/cm^3 solubility in water | insoluble | | | insoluble dynamic viscosity | | | 1.772×10^-5 Pa s (at 25 °C) | 7.6×10^-4 Pa s (at 20.2 °C) odor | | | odorless |
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