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**Balancing Chemical Equations**

**Task:** Balance this equation, and use it to fill in the sentence stems using numbers.

\[ \text{CH}_4 + \text{O}_2 \rightarrow \text{H}_2\text{O} + \text{CO}_2 \]

**Sentence Completion:**
"For every _____ moles of oxygen gas, you can produce _____ mole of carbon dioxide."

**Blanks to be Filled:**
- **Blank 1:** 
- **Blank 2:** 

To balance the chemical equation:

Step 1: Identify the number of atoms of each element on both sides of the equation.
- Methane (CH\(_4\)) on the reactant side: 1 carbon (C), 4 hydrogen (H).
- Oxygen (O\(_2\)) on the reactant side: 2 oxygen (O) atoms.
- Water (H\(_2\)O) on the product side: 2 hydrogen (H), 1 oxygen (O).
- Carbon dioxide (CO\(_2\)) on the product side: 1 carbon (C), 2 oxygen (O).

Step 2: Balance the carbon atoms first.
\[ \text{CH}_4 + \text{O}_2 \rightarrow 2\ \text{H}_2\text{O} + \text{CO}_2 \]

Step 3: Balance the hydrogen atoms.
\[ \text{CH}_4 + 2\ \text{O}_2 \rightarrow 2\ \text{H}_2\text{O} + \text{CO}_2 \]

Step 4: Balance the oxygen atoms last.
\[ \text{CH}_4 + 2\ \text{O}_2 \rightarrow 2\ \text{H}_2\text{O} + \text{CO}_2 \]

Thus, the balanced chemical equation is:
\[ \text{CH}_4 + 2\ \text{O}_2 \rightarrow 2\ \text{H}_2\text{O} + \text{CO}_2 \]

**Completed Sentence:**
"For every **2** moles of oxygen gas, you can produce **1** mole of carbon dioxide."

**Blanks:**
- **Blank 1:** 2
- **Blank 2:** 1
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Transcribed Image Text:**Balancing Chemical Equations** **Task:** Balance this equation, and use it to fill in the sentence stems using numbers. \[ \text{CH}_4 + \text{O}_2 \rightarrow \text{H}_2\text{O} + \text{CO}_2 \] **Sentence Completion:** "For every _____ moles of oxygen gas, you can produce _____ mole of carbon dioxide." **Blanks to be Filled:** - **Blank 1:** - **Blank 2:** To balance the chemical equation: Step 1: Identify the number of atoms of each element on both sides of the equation. - Methane (CH\(_4\)) on the reactant side: 1 carbon (C), 4 hydrogen (H). - Oxygen (O\(_2\)) on the reactant side: 2 oxygen (O) atoms. - Water (H\(_2\)O) on the product side: 2 hydrogen (H), 1 oxygen (O). - Carbon dioxide (CO\(_2\)) on the product side: 1 carbon (C), 2 oxygen (O). Step 2: Balance the carbon atoms first. \[ \text{CH}_4 + \text{O}_2 \rightarrow 2\ \text{H}_2\text{O} + \text{CO}_2 \] Step 3: Balance the hydrogen atoms. \[ \text{CH}_4 + 2\ \text{O}_2 \rightarrow 2\ \text{H}_2\text{O} + \text{CO}_2 \] Step 4: Balance the oxygen atoms last. \[ \text{CH}_4 + 2\ \text{O}_2 \rightarrow 2\ \text{H}_2\text{O} + \text{CO}_2 \] Thus, the balanced chemical equation is: \[ \text{CH}_4 + 2\ \text{O}_2 \rightarrow 2\ \text{H}_2\text{O} + \text{CO}_2 \] **Completed Sentence:** "For every **2** moles of oxygen gas, you can produce **1** mole of carbon dioxide." **Blanks:** - **Blank 1:** 2 - **Blank 2:** 1
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