synthesis-Mccormack+Keedy

=//**SYNTHESIS**//=

Synthesis is a chemical reaction in which two different parts come together to from one product. This can be represented by A + B ---> AB

An example of synthesis would be iron(lll) and oxygen gas combine to create iron(lll) oxide. To write the formula for this equation, you write the symbols for the elements and also write the charges. After this you do the "switcheroo" to find out how many of each element or compound you have. The formula for this is: Fe + O2 ---> Fe2O3

The balanced equation would look like this: 4 Fe + 3 O2 ---> 2 Fe2O3 To balance this equation, you have to make sure that there is the same number of each element on both sides of the equation. By putting in the coefficients 4, 3, and 2, there are 4 irons on each side, and 6 oxygens on each side, making the equation balanced.