Question

discuss why the reaction between the hydrogen gas and the oxygen gas is considered a combination reaction. you should write a word equation and a balanced symbol equation in your answer.

Explanation:

A combination reaction is one where two or more reactants combine to form a single product. Hydrogen gas (\(H_2\)) and oxygen gas (\(O_2\)) react to form water (\(H_2O\)). In the word equation, we name the reactants and the product. For the symbol equation, we use chemical formulas and balance the number of atoms of each element on both sides of the equation.

Answer:

• Word equation: Hydrogen + Oxygen → Water
• Balanced symbol equation: \(2H_2 + O_2

ightarrow 2H_2O\)

• Explanation for being a combination reaction: Two reactants (\(H_2\) and \(O_2\)) combine to form a single product (\(H_2O\)) which is the characteristic of a combination reaction.