In the reaction 2h2 +o2 = what coefficient should be placed in front of h2o to balance the reaction

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You need to look at how many atoms of each element you have on the one side and make it equal to the other.
You have 4 hydrogen atoms on the left side. On the right you have 2. To get from 2 to 4 you must multiply by 2.
To check this you can see you have 2 oxygen atoms on the left and 1 on the right. This again needs to be multiplied by 2.

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