When butane burns in oxygen, it produces carbon dioxide and water. This reaction is represented in the equation C4H10 + 13O2 = 8CO2 + 10H2O. Why is this equation balanced?
a) Conservation of mass is maintained
b) The number of atoms of each element is equal on both sides
c) The volume of gas produced is equal to the volume of gas consumed
d) The chemical bonds formed and broken are equal in number