Answer: In the given equation, there are 8 atoms of carbon, 26 atoms of oxygen and 20 atoms of hydrogen on each side of the equation.
Explanation:
Law of conservation of mass states that mass can neither be created nor be destroyed but it can only be transformed from one form to another form.
This also means that total mass on the reactant side must be equal to the total mass on the product side.
For the given chemical reaction:
[tex]2C_4H_{10}+13O_2\rightarrow 8CO_2+10H_2O[/tex]
On reactant side:
Number of carbon atoms = 8
Number of hydrogen atoms = 20
Number of oxygen atoms = 26
On product side:
Number of carbon atoms = 8
Number of hydrogen atoms = 20
Number of oxygen atoms = 26
Hence, in the given equation, there are 8 atoms of carbon, 26 atoms of oxygen and 20 atoms of hydrogen on each side of the equation.
