Question

If carbon monoxide reaches a temperature of over 1,100 degrees Fahrenheit, it will ignite in a combustion reaction with oxygen. What would the product(s) of the reaction be? 2CO + O2 → ?

Answer 1

2CO + O2 → ?

(A) 2CO2

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The product of the reaction will be
`2CO_2`. The complete reaction will be written as:

`2CO+O_2 \rightarrow 2CO_2`
where on the left we have carbon monoxide and molecular oxygen, and on the right we have carbon dioxide. We see that the total count of the atoms works: on the left, we have 2 atoms of carbon C as well as on the right; similarly, on the left we have 2+2=4 atoms of oxygen, and on the right as well.