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Question
balance the following chemical equations and show your work!
_sicl₄ + _h₂o → _ sio₂ + _hcl
_as + _ naoh→ _ na₃aso₃ + _ h₂
_zn + _hcl → _ zncl₂+ _ h₂
_au₂s₃+ _h₂ → _au + _h₂s
_n₂+ _o₂ + _h₂o→ _hno₃
Step1: Balance the first equation
- For \(SiCl_{4}+H_{2}O
ightarrow SiO_{2}+HCl\)
- Balance \(Cl\) atoms: There are \(4\) \(Cl\) atoms in \(SiCl_{4}\), so put \(4\) in front of \(HCl\). Now the equation is \(SiCl_{4}+H_{2}O
ightarrow SiO_{2}+4HCl\)
- Balance \(H\) and \(O\) atoms: There are \(4\) \(H\) atoms in \(4HCl\), so put \(2\) in front of \(H_{2}O\). The balanced equation is \(SiCl_{4}+2H_{2}O = SiO_{2}+4HCl\)
Step2: Balance the second equation
- For \(As + NaOH
ightarrow Na_{3}AsO_{3}+H_{2}\)
- Balance \(Na\) atoms: There are \(3\) \(Na\) atoms in \(Na_{3}AsO_{3}\), so put \(3\) in front of \(NaOH\). Now the equation is \(As + 3NaOH
ightarrow Na_{3}AsO_{3}+H_{2}\)
- Balance \(H\) atoms: There are \(3\) \(H\) atoms in \(3NaOH\), so put \(\frac{3}{2}\) in front of \(H_{2}\). To get rid of the fraction, multiply all coefficients by \(2\). The balanced equation is \(2As + 6NaOH = 2Na_{3}AsO_{3}+3H_{2}\)
Step3: Balance the third equation
- For \(Zn + HCl
ightarrow ZnCl_{2}+H_{2}\)
- Balance \(Cl\) atoms: There are \(2\) \(Cl\) atoms in \(ZnCl_{2}\), so put \(2\) in front of \(HCl\). The balanced equation is \(Zn + 2HCl = ZnCl_{2}+H_{2}\)
Step4: Balance the fourth equation
- For \(Au_{2}S_{3}+H_{2}
ightarrow Au + H_{2}S\)
- Balance \(S\) atoms: There are \(3\) \(S\) atoms in \(Au_{2}S_{3}\), so put \(3\) in front of \(H_{2}S\). Now the equation is \(Au_{2}S_{3}+H_{2}
ightarrow Au + 3H_{2}S\)
- Balance \(H\) atoms: There are \(6\) \(H\) atoms in \(3H_{2}S\), so put \(3\) in front of \(H_{2}\). Balance \(Au\) atoms: There are \(2\) \(Au\) atoms in \(Au_{2}S_{3}\), so put \(2\) in front of \(Au\). The balanced equation is \(Au_{2}S_{3}+3H_{2}=2Au + 3H_{2}S\)
Step5: Balance the fifth equation
- For \(N_{2}+O_{2}+H_{2}O
ightarrow HNO_{3}\)
- Balance \(N\) atoms: There are \(2\) \(N\) atoms in \(N_{2}\), so put \(2\) in front of \(HNO_{3}\). Now the equation is \(N_{2}+O_{2}+H_{2}O
ightarrow 2HNO_{3}\)
- Balance \(H\) atoms: There are \(2\) \(H\) atoms in \(2HNO_{3}\), so put \(1\) in front of \(H_{2}O\). Now the equation is \(N_{2}+O_{2}+H_{2}O
ightarrow 2HNO_{3}\)
- Balance \(O\) atoms: There are \(6\) \(O\) atoms in \(2HNO_{3}\), \(2\) \(O\) atoms in \(O_{2}\) and \(1\) \(O\) atom in \(H_{2}O\). So put \(\frac{5}{2}\) in front of \(O_{2}\). To get rid of the fraction, multiply all coefficients by \(2\). The balanced equation is \(2N_{2}+5O_{2}+2H_{2}O = 4HNO_{3}\)
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- \(1SiCl_{4}+2H_{2}O = 1SiO_{2}+4HCl\)
- \(2As + 6NaOH = 2Na_{3}AsO_{3}+3H_{2}\)
- \(Zn + 2HCl = ZnCl_{2}+H_{2}\)
- \(Au_{2}S_{3}+3H_{2}=2Au + 3H_{2}S\)
- \(2N_{2}+5O_{2}+2H_{2}O = 4HNO_{3}\)