Hello Wacek, All, On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 8:30 AM, Wacek Kusnierczyk <waclaw.marcin.kusnierc...@idi.ntnu.no> wrote: > i'd agree that having non-integer *molecule numbers* sounds nonsense, > but having non-integer *relative molecule numbers* certainly doesn't. > in any case, the equation > > N2O2 -> 2 NO2 + 1/2 O2 > > is equivalent to > > 2 N2O2 -> 4 NO2 + O2 > > and you can always (i guess) avoid non-integer coefficients by > multiplying both sides by a constant.
What about this statement: "Two grams of hydrogen react with 16 grams of oxygen to 18 grams of water" Take care Oliver -- Oliver Ruebenacker, Computational Cell Biologist BioPAX Integration at Virtual Cell (http://vcell.org/biopax) Center for Cell Analysis and Modeling http://www.oliver.curiousworld.org