Saturday, November 28, 2015

Balancing Chemical Equations

While seemingly simple, it is easy to make simple errors when balancing chemical equations.
Here's a picture explaining how:



When balancing equations with only Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen, it is important to use the CHO method. That means that you need to balance the Carbon atoms first, then Hydrogen, and Oxygen atoms last.

**ADDITIONAL INFORMATION**
Here is a video explaining this concept if you need more practice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNsVaUCzvLA

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