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 ...

where Q is the heat of combustion. In this reaction, atoms are conserved and the equation balances for each of the species. The reaction is a stoichiometric reaction, and the coefficients multiplying ...