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The reaction of phosphine with oxygen has the following unbalanced equation PH3 + O2 → P4O10...

The reaction of phosphine with oxygen has the following unbalanced
equation

PH3 + O2 → P4O10 + H2O

The coefficient for oxygen in the balanced equation is...


Hint: Balance the reaction on a sheet of scratch paper before attempting to answer this question.

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First of all balance phosphorus by multiplying 4 with PH3

4PH3 + O2 ------> P4O10 + H2O

Now balance hydrogen by multiplying 6 with H2O

4PH3 + O2 ------> P4O10 + 6H2O

Now balance Oxygen by multiplying 8 with O2

4PH3 + 8O2 -------> P4O10 + 6H2O

the coefficient for oxygen in the balanced equation is 8

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