Methane CH₄ Reacts with Molecular Oxygen, O₂, to Form Carbon

question 21

Multiple Choice

Methane CH₄ reacts with molecular oxygen, O₂, to form carbon dioxide, CO₂, and water, H₂O. In a balanced chemical equation for this reaction there will always be

• A) the same number of moles of CO₂ and H₂O.
• B) twice as many moles of CO₂ as H₂O.
• C) twice as many moles of H₂O as CO₂.
• D) twice as many moles of H₂O as O₂.
• E) twice as many moles of CO₂ as CH₄.