hi i need help balancing this equation.
ethanol + water <-> H2 + acetate + H +
Ethanol fermentation acetate and calculating delta G
AND
H2 + CO2 <-> CH4 + H2O
I really tried but I can not balance them, please !!
I need help, please, balancing this equation.
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Re: I need help, please, balancing this equation.
You can't balance it because the fermentation of ethanol is a reaction with acetic acid to produce ethyl acetate and water.
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For the other you begin by balancing the carbon, then balance the oxygen, and finally the hydrogen.
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CH3-CH2OH + CH3-COOH = CH3COOCH2CH3 + H2O
For the other you begin by balancing the carbon, then balance the oxygen, and finally the hydrogen.
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4 H2 + CO2 = CH4 + 2 H2O