General Chemistry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-28505-137-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-137-6

Chapter 3 - Calculations with Chemical Formulas and Equations - Questions and Problems - Page 121: 3.78

Answer

2$H_{2}S$+ 3$O_{2}$ ${\longrightarrow}$ 2$SO_{2}$ + 2$H_{2}O$

Work Step by Step

$H_{2}S$+ $O_{2}$ ${\longrightarrow}$ $SO_{2}$ + $H_{2}O$ Before interpreting the equation, we balance by adding 2 before $H_{2}S$, $SO_{2}$ and $H_{2}O$, and by adding 3 before $O_{2}$. 2$H_{2}S$+ 3$O_{2}$ ${\longrightarrow}$ 2$SO_{2}$ + 2$H_{2}O$ Molecular interpretation: 2 molecules $H_{2}S$+ 3 molecules $O_{2}$ ${\longrightarrow}$ 2 molecules $SO_{2}$ + 2 molecules $H_{2}O$ Molar interpretation: 2 mol $H_{2}S$+ 3 mol $O_{2}$ ${\longrightarrow}$ 2 mol $SO_{2}$ + 2 mol $H_{2}O$ Mass interpretation: 2 x 34.0g $H_{2}S$+ 3 x 16.0 g $O_{2}$ ${\longrightarrow}$ 2 x 64.0g $SO_{2}$ + 2 x 18.0g $H_{2}O$
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