How do you balance this equation C6H12O6 O2 CO2 H2O?
lets look at the number of atoms of each element on each sideC6H12O6 6O2 ------------------>__CO2 __H2OI assume you're talking about respiration, because otherwise it could be anything. the subscript numbers HAVE to be in SUBSCRIPT if its not a common equation, and even so its still wrongON THE LEFT:6 carbons12 hydrogens6 oxygensplus 12 oxygensso 18 total oxygensyou need 6 carbons on the right, and that means that you need 6CO2 molecules because each one contains one carbonON THE LEFT:6 carbons12 hydrogens18 oxygensON THE RIGHT:match 6CO26 CO2 = 6 carbons and 12 oxygensthat means you still need12 hydrogens and 6 oxygens to balance out.H2O has one oxygen per molecule, so you need 6 molecules to match 6 oxygens.that means you have 6H2O moleculesC6H12O6 +6O2 ------------------>6CO2 +6H2OCHECK6 carbon | 6 carbon12 hydrogen | 12 oxygen6 oxygen | + 12 hydrogen+12 oxygen | 6 oxygenits balanced nowthe only problem is it produces CO2 +H2O+C+CO sorry but the apex answer is O2