Consider the general reaction&nbsp;aA+bB→cC&nbsp;and the following data on average rates for a particular time frame&nbsp;△:&nbsp;−△A△t=0.0080&nbsp;mol&nbsp;L−1s−1&nbsp;−△B△t=0.0120&nbsp;mol&nbsp;L−1s−1&nbsp;△C△t=0.0160&nbsp;mol&nbsp;L−1s−1&nbsp;To balance this overall reaction, identify a range of potential coefficients.

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Consider the general reaction&amp;nbsp;aA+bB→cC&amp;nbsp;and the following data on average rates for a particular time frame&amp;nbsp;△:&amp;nbsp;−△A△t=0.0080&amp;nbsp;mol&amp;nbsp;L−1s−1&amp;nbsp;−△B△t=0.0120&amp;nbsp;mol&amp;nbsp;L−1s−1&amp;nbsp;△C△t=0.0160&amp;nbsp;mol&amp;nbsp;L−1s−1&amp;nbsp;To balance this overall reaction, identify a range of potential coefficients.

Terry Ray · Accepted Answer

−1a△A△t=−1b△B△t=1c△C△t  1a×0.0080 molL−1s−1=1b×0.0120 molL−1s−1=1c×0.0160 molL−1s−1  b=0.01200.0080=1.5  c=0.01600.0080=2  After that we have to multiply everything by 2 due to the fact reaction coefficients must be whole numbers.  a=1×2=2  b=1.5×2=3  c=2×2=4

Consider the general reaction aA+bB\to cC and the following average rate data

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