The gizzard: The bird stomach's second chamber is known as the gizzard. If you've ever eaten a chicken gizzard you know how tough and rubbery it is. To accomplish what the gizzard does, it absolutely must be tough, for the gizzard's main function is to grind and digest tough food.
C12H22O11 + 12 O2 Â® 12 CO2 + 11 H2O This illustrates the methods used for writing balanced reaction equations: 1  Determine the reactants and products. In this case, the products are CO2 and H2O, determined by common sense. 2  Apply the fundamental principle of conservation of atoms.
Write the reduction and oxidation half-reactions (without electrons). (.5 point) ii. Balance the equations for atoms (except O and H). (.5 point) iii. Balance the equations for atoms O and H using H2O and H+. (.5 point) iv. Balance the charge in the half-reactions. (.5 point) v. Multiply each half-reaction by the proper number to balance charges in the reaction. (.5 point) vi. Add the equations and simplify to get a balanced equation.