Chapter 9, Problem 114A

Write a chemical equation representing the decomposition of water into two gaseous products. What are the products?

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

A chemical equation representing the decomposition of water into two gaseous products needs to be determined.

Concept introduction:

In a chemical equation, the reactants are on the left side of the equation and the product is written on the right side. The product and the reactants contain an arrow between them showing the proceeding of the reaction from the reactants to the products.

Explanation of Solution

A chemical equation representing the decomposition of water into two gaseous products is,

${\text{2H}}_{\text{2}}\text{O}\left(\text{l}\right)\to {\text{2H}}_{\text{2}}\left(\text{g}\right)\text{+}{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}\left(\text{g}\right)$

From the reaction, one can see that the products of the reaction are diatomic hydrogen and diatomic oxygen.