Answer:
[tex]CH_4 + 2O_2 --> CO_2 + 2H_2O[/tex]
Explanation:
The chemical formula for methane is [tex]CH_4[/tex]
The chemical formula for oxygen is [tex]O_2[/tex]
The chemical formula for carbon dioxide is [tex]CO_2[/tex]
The chemical formula for water is [tex]H_2O[/tex]
Methane burns in oxygen to give carbon dioxide and water:
[tex]CH_4 + O_2 --> CO_2 + H_2O[/tex]
The balanced equation that will ensure an equal number of each atom on the left and right-hand sides of the equation would be:
[tex]CH_4 + 2O_2 --> CO_2 + 2H_2O[/tex]
