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> I don't believe it's physically possible to have more molecules going
> out then coming in. The equation must be balanced. You have to have
> the same number of hydrogen molecules on each side of the arrow, same
> number of oxygen, same number of carbon. I seem to vaguely remember
> this from my freshman Chemistry class.
Corrections! I mean to say "atoms" above. The atoms will be rearranged
into different molecules during the reaction, but you won't come out
with any more than you went in with.
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Sean Bartnik
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