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avasant
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Need chemical equation balancing help

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Hoping someone can help me balance this equation.

CH3CH2COOH + H2O = CO2 + H2O

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peter
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Post by peter »

This one cannot be balanced.
You probably wanted to balance this one:
CH3CH2COOH + O2 = CO2 + H2O
Try it here: http://www.webqc.org/balance.php :)
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