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Grade 11Physical Chemistry

The usual reaction for the formation of water is: H2+O2->2H2O but why cant we write it as H2+1/2O2->H2O? PLEASE HELP

Profile image of ZAMIL BADR
14 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Chetan Mandayam Nayakar
14 Years ago

The equation must be BALANCED and ONLY INTEGERS(NO FRACTIONS) are allowed

Therefore the correct way of writing it is

2H2+O2->2H2O