What is the sum of the coefficients when the following is balanced with the smallest integer coefficients?
K₂O + H₂O → KOH

Question

What is the sum of the coefficients when the following is balanced with the smallest integer coefficients? K₂O + H₂O → KOH A)2 B)6 C)3 D)8 E)4

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The balanced chemical equation is K2S2U2B24O6 + H2O → 2KOH + 2H2SO4 + 4UO2 + 24BO3. The sum of the coefficients is 1 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 4 + 24 = 34. However, the question asks for the sum of the coefficients when the equation is balanced with the smallest integer coefficients, which simplifies to K2S2U2B24O6 + H2O → KOH + H2SO4 + 2UO2 + 12BO3. The sum of the coefficients in this simplified equation is 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 12 = 18. The options provided do not match the correct sum, indicating a possible misunderstanding in the simplification process. The correct approach to simplifying the equation might not have been applied, or there may have been a misinterpretation of the question's requirements.

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