Challenge: To balance the inputs and outputs of cellular respiration, there should be the same number of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen atoms on each side of the arrow.A. Is the formula balanced as written? Why or why not?

for the reaction of the cellular respiration is not balanced as there are different numbers of atoms of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen present on both sides of the arrow.

On the left side of the number of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms are more than the atoms present on the right side of the arrow. There are six carbon atoms present on the left whereas there is only one on the right side similarly hydrogen atoms are 12 and oxygen atoms are 8 in number whereas on the right side number of hydrogen are two and 3 atoms of oxygen.

The correct equation is :

C6H12O6 + 6O2 ⇒ 6CO2 + 6H2O

aliasger2709 aliasger2709 · Answer 2 · 2021-11-23T12:13:37+01:00

Cellular respiration is a biochemical process that takes place in cells in which oxygen and food molecules get converted to give chemical energy for cell functioning.

No, the given equation is not balanced:

C₆H₁₂O₆ + O₂ ⇒ CO₂ + H₂O

The equation is not balanced as the atoms of Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen on both sides are different.

The atoms of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen are more on the left side of the equation as compared to the right side.

First, we will balance the atoms of carbon by adding 6 as a coefficient in front of CO₂ on the right side:

C₆H₁₂O₆ + O₂ ⇒ 6 CO₂ + H₂O

Then the oxygen can be balanced by adding 6 as a coefficient in front of O₂ on the left side:

C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6 O₂ ⇒ 6 CO₂ + H₂O

Now finally hydrogen can be balanced by adding 6 as a coefficient in front of H₂O on the right side of the equation:

C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6 O₂ ⇒ 6 CO₂ + 6 H₂O

Therefore, the correct balanced equation is:

C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6 O₂ ⇒ 6 CO₂ + 6 H₂O

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