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Home Q & A Board Science-Related Homework Help Chemistry (Moderator: Laser_3)
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mikeandilia mikeandilia
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12 years ago
were working on balancing equations in chemistry right now and im a little confused

here is an example:

why is this:  NH3+NO-----> N2+H2O

balanced like this:  4NH3+6NO----> 5N2+6H2O  ?

thanks!
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12 years ago
its like doing foil in math : )
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12 years ago
The idea is to make sure there are the same quantity of each element on both sides of the equation.  That is to say there are 10 Nitrogen, 6 Oxygen, and 12 Hydrogen atoms in the molecules of the reactants and 10 Nitrogen, 6 Oxygen, and 12 Hydrogen atoms in the products.
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