Combustion-+keedy+mccormack

=//**Combustion**//=

Combustion is when a compound reacts with an oxidizing element to produce heat or work. This can be represented by A + O2 => H2O + CO2

An example of combusion would be methane and oxygen gas combining to form carbon dioxide and water. To write the formula for this, you write the symbols, find the charges, and do the "switcheroo". The formula for this is: CH4 + O2 = CO2 + H2O

The balanced equation is: CH4 + 2O2 = CO2 + 2 H2O

This equation is balanced because the coefficiants create an equal number of each element on both side of the equation. There are 4 hydrogens, 4 oxygens, and one carbon on each side .[[imagefnaiognsdfjonjksarouvkgnskvgisgzbszuoasdmzdfiosfiosdfmiosmfodsmgkodoymlvhvhfmsfjkndjlngdo