How do you balaCne this equation ch4 plus h2o equals ch3oh plus ch3och3?

Answer 1

CH4 + H2O -> CH3OH + CH3OCH3

Does not balance;

Each compound on the product side has one Carbon and Hydrogen atom, so there must be one methane and water molecule per each DME and methanol molecule

So the hydrogens are then impossible to balance as one methane molecule has four hydrogens add that to the two hydrogens from each water molecule thats 6.

Methanol has four hydrogens - bearing in mind that 6 would be produced per molecule

The reaction hence cannot be balanced

2 CH3OH -> H2O + CH3OCH3

is the sythesis of DME from its consituents, maybe there was a transcription error somewhere.

Answer 2

To balance this equation: CH4 + H2O = CH3OH + CH3OCH3, you can start by balancing the carbon atoms first. Add a coefficient of 2 in front of CH3OH to balance the carbon atoms. Then balance the hydrogen atoms by adding a coefficient of 4 in front of H2O. Finally, balance the oxygen atoms by adding a coefficient of 3 in front of O2. The balanced equation is: CH4 + 2H2O = CH3OH + CH3OCH3.