Input interpretation
sulfur dioxide + activated charcoal ⟶ carbon monoxide + carbon disulfide
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, S and C: O: | 2 c_1 = c_3 S: | c_1 = 2 c_4 C: | c_2 = c_3 + c_4 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_4 = 1 and solve the system of equations for the remaining coefficients: c_1 = 2 c_2 = 5 c_3 = 4 c_4 = 1 Substitute the coefficients into the chemical reaction to obtain the balanced equation: Answer: | | 2 + 5 ⟶ 4 +
Structures
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Names
sulfur dioxide + activated charcoal ⟶ carbon monoxide + carbon disulfide
Chemical names and formulas
| sulfur dioxide | activated charcoal | carbon monoxide | carbon disulfide Hill formula | O_2S | C | CO | CS_2 name | sulfur dioxide | activated charcoal | carbon monoxide | carbon disulfide IUPAC name | sulfur dioxide | carbon | carbon monoxide | methanedithione