Question

Write a balanced chemical equation for the following reaction

Zinc oxide $+$ Carbon $\to$ Zinc $+$ Carbon monoxide

Answer 1

Balanced chemical equation

• A chemical equation is a way to represent a chemical reaction using the symbols and formulas of the chemical compounds involved.
• When the total number of atoms in the reactant side are equal to product sides of a chemical equation, the equation is said to be balanced.

Balanced Chemical equation for the given reaction

Zinc oxide $+$ Carbon $\to$ Zinc $+$ Carbon monoxide

$\underset{(\mathrm{Zinc}\mathrm{oxide})}{\mathrm{ZnO}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)}+\underset{(\mathrm{Carbon})}{\mathrm{C}\left(\mathrm{s}\right)}\to \underset{\left(\mathrm{Zinc}\right)}{\mathrm{Zn}\left(\mathrm{s}\right)}+\underset{(\mathrm{Carbon}\mathrm{monoxide})}{\mathrm{CO}\left(\mathrm{g}\right)}$