Which of the following equations is balanced?

A. 4P + 5O2 ---> 2P2O5
B. P + 2O2 ---> PO2
C. 2P + O2 ---> P2O5
D. 4P + 2O2 ---> 2P4O5

Respuesta :

A. there is four phosphorus and 10 oxygen on each side

Answer: Option (A) is the correct answer.

Explanation:

A balanced equation is defined as the equation which contains same number of atoms on both reactant and product side.

For example, [tex]4P + 5O_2 rightarrow 2P_2O_5[/tex]

Here, no. of atoms on reactant side are as follows.

  • P = 4
  • O = 10

No. of atoms on product side are as follows.

  • P = 4
  • O = 10

As the number of atoms on both reactant and product side are same in this reaction equation. Hence, it is a balanced reaction equation.

Thus, we can conclude that [tex]4P + 5O_2 rightarrow 2P_2O_5[/tex] equations is balanced.