Question

aktiv will undergo scheduled maintenance on oct 19 from 5am to 8am et. during this period, the platform may be temporarily unavailable. question 34 of 37 write a balanced chemical equation based on the following description: tin metal reacts with oxygen gas, to produce solid tin(iv) oxide sn(s) + o₂(g) →

Explanation:

Step1: Write the unbalanced equation

The reaction is between tin metal ($\ce{Sn(s)}$) and oxygen gas ($\ce{O2(g)}$) to form tin(IV) oxide ($\ce{SnO2(s)}$). The unbalanced equation is $\ce{Sn(s) + O2(g)
ightarrow SnO2(s)}$.

Step2: Balance the equation

Count the number of atoms of each element on both sides.

• For tin ($\ce{Sn}$): 1 atom on the left and 1 atom on the right.
• For oxygen ($\ce{O}$): 2 atoms on the left ($\ce{O2}$) and 2 atoms on the right ($\ce{SnO2}$).

Since the number of atoms of each element is already the same on both sides, the equation is balanced.

Answer:

$\ce{Sn(s) + O2(g)
ightarrow SnO2(s)}$