13O_2 \rightarrow 8CO_2 + 10H_2O\) Watch this video to see how a combustion reaction can be represented with a word and symbol equation. \(CH_4\) is the formula for methane, the largest component ...

The reactants are on the left side of the equation and the products are on the right. In the reaction, the bonds in the methane and oxygen molecule come apart, the atoms rearrange and then re-bond to ...