Balance the following chemical reaction and identify the substance oxidized reduced, oxidizing agent and reducing agent. Methane or Natural gas reacting with oxygen and form carbon dioxide and water along with heat.
In this given reaction the oxidising agent is oxygen because it oxidises methane to carbon dioxide and oxygen is reduced to water. Therefore, the reducing agent is methane.
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CH4 + 2 O2 → CO2 + 2 H2O + energy
Explanation:
In this given reaction the oxidising agent is oxygen because it oxidises methane to carbon dioxide and oxygen is reduced to water. Therefore, the reducing agent is methane.