How do you balance the following chemical equations by adding coefficients?

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How do you balance the following chemical equations by adding coefficients?

$H C I \to H_{2} O + N a C I$ $HCI -> H_2O + NaCI$
$F e_{2} O_{3} + C \to F e + C O_{2}$ $Fe_2O_3 + C -> Fe+ CO_2$
SO_2 + O_2 -> SO_3#

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-27T16:42:09

You do so stoichiometrically. Garbage out must equal garbage in.

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$H C l (a q) + N a O H (a q) \to N a C l (a q) + H_{2} O (l)$ $HCl(aq) + NaOH(aq) rarr NaCl(aq) + H_2O(l)$
(I am guessing that this is the equation you mean.)

$2 F e_{2} O_{3} (s) + 3 C (s) \to 4 F e (l) + 3 C O_{2} (g)$ $2Fe_2O_3(s) + 3C(s) rarr 4Fe(l) + 3CO_2(g)$
(This is the reaction that would take place in an iron foundry.)

$S O_{2} (g) + \frac{1}{2} O_{2} \to S O_{3} (g)$ $SO_2(g) + 1/2O_2 rarr SO_3(g)$
(You can double this equation if you dislike the fractional coefficient.)

Are all equations stoichiometrically balanced? If not, they should be.

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How do you balance the following chemical equations by adding coefficients?

$H C I \to H_{2} O + N a C I$ $HCI -> H_2O + NaCI$
$F e_{2} O_{3} + C \to F e + C O_{2}$ $Fe_2O_3 + C -> Fe+ CO_2$
SO_2 + O_2 -> SO_3#

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How do you balance the following chemical equations by adding coefficients?

HCI -> H_2O + NaCIHCI→H2O+NaCIHCI -> H_2O + NaCI Fe_2O_3 + C -> Fe+ CO_2Fe2O3+C→Fe+CO2Fe_2O_3 + C -> Fe+ CO_2 SO_2 + O_2 -> SO_3#

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$H C I \to H_{2} O + N a C I$ $HCI -> H_2O + NaCI$
$F e_{2} O_{3} + C \to F e + C O_{2}$ $Fe_2O_3 + C -> Fe+ CO_2$
SO_2 + O_2 -> SO_3#