Complete and balance the following equations:
$C + H_{2} O$

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Solution

The reaction is redox reaction ( oxidation and reduction takes place).In this reaction, carbon undergoes the addition of oxygen (oxidation) and water in a reaction as the reactant undergoes reduction as it loses oxygen as clearly seen in the below reaction.
$C + H_{2} O \underset{}{\to CO + H_{2}}$
Balancing of reaction.
Element Number of atoms in Reactant Number of atoms in Products
Carbon 1 1
Hydrogen 2 2
Oxygen 1 1
Start balancing with the compound containing a maximum number of atoms. It may be a reactant or a product.
In the above reaction number of reactants and products are equal. So it is a balanced or non-skeletal chemical reaction.

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