The Basics Balancing Equations
The Reaction Burning METHANE or any hydrocarbon gives WATER and CARBON DIOXIDE Burning METHANE or any hydrocarbon gives WATER and CARBON DIOXIDE The Equation Methane Water Carbon Dioxide Carbon Dioxide from burning in air CH 4 + O 2 H2OH2O H2OH2O + CO 2
The Reaction CH 4 + O 2 H2OH2O H2OH2O + CO 2 C C H H H H H H H H O O O O Our Methane molecule Our Oxygen molecule
The Reaction C C H H H H H H H H O O O O We need ENERGY to get this reaction going
The Reaction The ENERGY needs to be enough to break the bonds C C H H H H H H H H O O O O
The Reaction The ENERGY needs to be enough to break the bonds C C H H H H H H H H O O O O
The Reaction The ENERGY needs to be enough to break the bonds C C H H H H H H H H O O O O
The Reaction C C H H H H H H H H O O O O Now all the atoms are free to move
The Reaction C C H H H H H H H H O O O O Now all the atoms are free to move
The Reaction C C H H H H O O O O Now all the atoms are free to move H H H H
The Reaction C C H H H H O O Now all the atoms are free to move and react O O H H H H
The Reaction C C H H H H O O Now all the atoms are free to move and react O O H H H H A water molecule
The Reaction C C H H H H O O Now all the atoms are free to move and react O O H H H H Another water molecule But what about?
The Reaction C C H H H H O O O O H H H H Let’s move these 2 water molecules to one side first
The Reaction C C H H H H O O O O H H H H Well, there’s plenty of O2 in the air O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O As there is ALL the time
The Reaction C C H H H H O O O O H H H H The initial energy broke a few more bonds O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O As there is ALL the time
C C H H H H O O O O H H H H O O O O The Reaction These atoms are free to move as well
C C H H H H O O O O H H H H O O O O The Reaction These atoms are free to move as well
C C H H H H O O O O H H H H O O O O The Reaction and make new bonds
C C H H H H O O O O H H H H O O O O The Reaction and make new bonds One CO2 molecule
The Equation What we used REACTANTS What we used REACTANTS C C H H H H H H H H One Methane molecule and Two Oxygen molecules O O O O O O O O CH 4 O2O2 O2O
The Equation What we made PRODUCTS What we made PRODUCTS and One Carbon Dioxide molecule C C O O O O Two Water molecules H H H H O O O O H H H H CO 2 H2OH2O H2OH2O
CH 4 O2O2 O2O2 + + CO 2 H2OH2O H2OH2O + + The Equation
CH 4 O2O2 O2O2 + + CO 2 H2OH2O H2OH2O + + The Equation Balanced