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a) When a hydrocarbon burns in air, what reactant besides the Hydrocarbon is involved in the reaction? Write a balanced equation for the combustion of benzene, C6H6, in air.

b)When the metallic element sodium combines with the nonmetallic element iodine, I2, how do you know whether the product is a solid, liquid, or gas at room temperature?

Write the balanced equation for the reaction.

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Answer 1

involved in the reaction? Write a balanced equation for the combustion of benzene, C6H6, in air.

2 C6H6 & 15 O2 --> 12 CO2 & 6 H2O

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b)When the metallic element sodium combines with the nonmetallic element iodine, I2,

Write the balanced equation for the reaction

2 Na  & I2  --> 2 NaI  (s)

how do you know whether the product is a solid, liquid, or gas at room temperature? most ionic compounds are solids