Balancing Be + O2 → BeO

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How to Balance:

Be + O2 → BeO

Word equation: Beryllium + Oxygen gas → Beryllium oxide

Type of Chemical Reaction: For this reaction we have a combination reaction.

Balancing Strategies: To balance this equation it makes sense to start by changing the coefficient in front of BeO so that you balance the oxygen atoms.

This is a combination reaction because the Be and O2 come together to form beryllium oxide.






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When balancing chemical equations our goal is to have the same number of each type of atom on both sides of the equation.

Only change the coefficients (these are the numbers in front substances).
Coefficients are the numbers in front of the molecule.
Never change the subscripts (the small numbers after elements).
Coefficients are the numbers in front of the molecule.

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