Respuesta :
Answer: Option (A) is the correct answer.
Explanation:
The given equation is as follows.
[tex]Li + H_{2}O \rightarrow LiOH + H_{2}[/tex]
Correct orders of the steps Mason must have followed to balance the equation are as follows.
- Then Mason noticed that the two hydrogen (H) atoms on the reactant side and the three hydrogen atoms on the product side were not balanced.
- So, he added a coefficient of 2 in front of the water (H2O) reactant and the lithium hydroxide (LiOH) product in order to correct the imbalance as follows.
[tex]Li + 2H_{2}O \rightarrow 2LiOH + H_{2}[/tex]
- Noticed the imbalance between the one lithium (Li) atom on the reactant side and the two lithium atoms on the product side.
- After that, he added a coefficient of 2 in front of the lithium (Li) reactant in order to correct the imbalance as follows.
[tex]2Li + H_{2}O \rightarrow 2LiOH + H_{2}[/tex]
- Now, Mason observed that the equation was balanced.
Thus, we can conclude that D, E, C, A, B correctly orders the steps Mason must have followed to balance the equation [tex]Li + H_{2}O \rightarrow LiOH + H_{2}[/tex].
Answer:
D, E, C, A, B
Explanation:
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