The combustion of methanol (CH4O) is described by this balanced chemical equation:
2CH4O( g) + 3O2( g) → 4H2O( g) + 2CO2( g)
If the reaction is conducted and maintained at standard temperature and pressure (STP), how does the volume change when all of the reactants combine to form products?
volume decreases by a factor of 5/6
volume stays the same
volume increases by a factor of 6/5
volume increases by a factor of 2