Silicon Reacts with Carbon Dioxide to Form Silicon Carbide SIC and Silicon Dioxide
2Si + CO2 → SiC + SiO2
Explanation:
Silicon reacts with carbon dioxide to form silicon carbide and silicon dioxide. The balanced chemical equation above represents this reaction.
Every balanced chemical equation follows the law of conservation of mass, meaning the total number of individual atoms on the reactant side must be equal to the total number on the product side. In this reaction, 2 moles of silicon react with 1 mole of carbon dioxide gas to produce 1 mole of silicon carbide and 1 mole of silicon dioxide.