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Balanced equation
C3H8 + 5O2 → 3CO2 + 4H2O
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Worked out from OpenStax Chemistry 2e, section 4.1 Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations and 2 other sources.

How this is worked out

6 steps
  1. Species, left to right: C3H8, O2, CO2, H2O
  2. Each element gives one conservation equation; solving them exactly over the rationals gives the smallest whole-number coefficients.
  3. C: 3 atom(s) left, 3 right
  4. H: 8 atom(s) left, 8 right
  5. O: 10 atom(s) left, 10 right
  6. Balanced: C3H8 + 5O2 → 3CO2 + 4H2O
Coefficients, left to righttable
1, 5, 3, 4
Reactantstable
formulacoefficient
C3H81
O25
Productstable
formulacoefficient
CO23
H2O4
Atoms of each element on each sidetable
elementreactantAtomsproductAtoms
C33
H88
O1010

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