methanol can be used to prevent certain liquids from freezing in cold weather. methanol is produced when carbon monoxide and hydrogen gas react.
consider the following reaction:
10 molecules of carbon monoxide (co) react with 20 molecules of hydrogen (h₂) to produce some amount of methanol (ch₄o).
complete the table below.
during this reaction, how many molecules of methanol (ch₄o) are produced?

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# Explanation:
## Step1: Count atoms of each element
- For $H$: Each $H_2$ molecule has $2$ $H$ atoms. There are $20$ $H_2$ molecules. So the number of $H$ atoms is $20\times2 = 40$.
- For $C$: Each $CO$ molecule has $1$ $C$ atom. There are $10$ $CO$ molecules. So the number of $C$ atoms is $10\times1=10$.
- For $O$: Each $CO$ molecule has $1$ $O$ atom. There are $10$ $CO$ molecules. So the number of $O$ atoms is $10\times1 = 10$.

## Step2: Determine the number of methanol molecules
The chemical formula of methanol is $CH_4O$.
From the atom counts:
- The number of $C$ atoms is $10$, the number of $O$ atoms is $10$ (since in $CH_4O$, the ratio of $C:O = 1:1$).
- For $H$ atoms, in $CH_4O$ there are $4$ $H$ atoms per molecule. The total number of $H$ atoms is $40$. And since the ratio of $H$ to $CH_4O$ is $4:1$ (from $CH_4O$ formula), the number of $CH_4O$ molecules based on $H$ atoms is $\frac{40}{4}=10$,  based on $C$ (or $O$) atoms (since $C:CH_4O = 1:1$)  is $10$.

# Answer:
| Chemical element | Number of atoms in the reaction |
| ---- | ---- |
| $H$ | $40$ |
| $C$ | $10$ |
| $O$ | $10$ |

The number of methanol ($CH_4O$) molecules produced is $10$.

Chemical element	Number of atoms in the reaction
\(C\)	\(10\)
\(O\)	\(10\)

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Step1: Count atoms of each element

Step2: Determine the number of methanol molecules

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