When ethanol (empirical formula C2H6O) burns, it combines with oxygen and forms carbon dioxide and water. Which of the following is the balanced chemical reaction for the burning of ethanol?
- a.C2H6O + O2 → CO2 + H2O
- b.C2H6O + 2 O2 → 2 CO2 + 3 H2O
- c.2 C2H6O + 3 O2 → 4 CO2 + 6 H2O
- d.C2H6O + 3 O2 → 2 CO2 + 3 H2O
- e.C2H6O + 2 O2 → 2 CO2 + 2 H2O