Is the following chemical reaction balanced? 2H202 —> H2O + O2 yes no

Biology · Middle School · Tue Nov 03 2020

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Given:

2H202 —> H2O + O2

Determine if the following chemical reaction is balance.

Explanation:

The reactants 2H2O2 contains:

4 moles of hydrogen

4 moles of oxygen

The product H2O + O2 contains:

2 moles of hydrogen 

3 moles of oxygen

Final answer:
The chemical reaction is not balanced.