Natural gas is a fossil fuel made mostly of methane (ch4).natural gas can be found in the earth or can come f

from waste(like the garbage dump) the reaction for the burning of methane is:

CH4(g)+O2-->CO2(g)+H2O+energy

A) what type of reaction is this?

B)is it balanced? if your answer is no,then balanced the reaction and describe the process of balancing this reaction?

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A) It's a combustion reaction.

B) No it's not balanced.
There are four hydrogens on the left, so there must be four on the right, taken two at a time.
CH4 + O2 → CO2 + 2 H2O
There are four oxygens on the right, so there must be four on the left, taken two at a time.
CH4 + 2 O2 → CO2 + 2 H2O
Now it's balanced.