Input interpretation
activated charcoal + lime ⟶ carbon dioxide + calcium carbide
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 C, Ca and O: C: | c_1 = c_3 + 2 c_4 Ca: | c_2 = c_4 O: | 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_3 = 1 and solve the system of equations for the remaining coefficients: c_1 = 5 c_2 = 2 c_3 = 1 c_4 = 2 Substitute the coefficients into the chemical reaction to obtain the balanced equation: Answer: | | 5 + 2 ⟶ + 2
Structures
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Names
activated charcoal + lime ⟶ carbon dioxide + calcium carbide
Chemical names and formulas
| activated charcoal | lime | carbon dioxide | calcium carbide Hill formula | C | CaO | CO_2 | C_2Ca name | activated charcoal | lime | carbon dioxide | calcium carbide IUPAC name | carbon | | carbon dioxide | calcium acetylide