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Ch.7 - Periodic Properties of the Elements
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Capitolo 7, Problema 63b

Chlorine reacts with oxygen to form Cl2O7. (b) Write a balanced equation for the formation of Cl2O71l2 from the elements.

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Step 1: Identify the reactants and the product. In this case, the reactants are Chlorine (Cl2) and Oxygen (O2), and the product is Cl2O7.
Step 2: Write the unbalanced chemical equation. This is done by writing the reactants on the left side of the equation and the product on the right side of the equation. The unbalanced equation would be: Cl2 + O2 -> Cl2O7.
Step 3: Balance the equation. Start by balancing the Chlorine atoms. In this case, there are 2 Chlorine atoms on both sides of the equation, so they are already balanced.
Step 4: Next, balance the Oxygen atoms. There are 2 Oxygen atoms on the left side of the equation and 7 on the right side. To balance the Oxygen atoms, you can place a coefficient of 7/2 in front of the O2 on the left side of the equation. This gives: Cl2 + 7/2 O2 -> Cl2O7.
Step 5: However, in chemistry, we generally avoid using fractional coefficients. To get rid of the fraction, multiply every coefficient by 2. This gives the final balanced equation: 2 Cl2 + 7 O2 -> 2 Cl2O7.

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