word help: how do u balance this equation:

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how do u balance this equation:

C20H42+O2—–>H2O+CO2

this is a science equation

here is the word equation
carbon(20)hydride(42) and oxygen(2) produce water (H2O)and carbon dioxide

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zimbobwa 9 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (15 hours, 11 minutes after post)

ok i think i figured it out. You would need:

2C20H42+122O2=> 42H2O+40CO2

In words that would be:

Two-Carbon(20)Hydrogen(42)+ One hundred and twenty-two-Oxygen(2) [yields] Fourty-two-Water + Fourty-Carbon diOxyde

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Anonymous #
1 year ago (1 day, 2 hours after post)

ok thaaanx it was right except for the oxygen on the left which should have been 61
thanx again

zimbobwa 9 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (1 day, 2 hours after post)

yea your right it should have been 61 sry 122 is the total it has to be…I hate stupid mistakes like that lol

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