Input interpretation
water + copper(II) sulfate + red phosphorus ⟶ sulfuric acid + copper + phosphoric acid
Balanced equation
Balance the chemical equation algebraically: + + ⟶ + + Add stoichiometric coefficients, c_i, to the reactants and products: c_1 + c_2 + c_3 ⟶ c_4 + c_5 + c_6 Set the number of atoms in the reactants equal to the number of atoms in the products for H, O, Cu, S and P: H: | 2 c_1 = 2 c_4 + 3 c_6 O: | c_1 + 4 c_2 = 4 c_4 + 4 c_6 Cu: | c_2 = c_5 S: | c_2 = c_4 P: | c_3 = c_6 Since the coefficients are relative quantities and underdetermined, choose a coefficient to set arbitrarily. To keep the coefficients small, the arbitrary value is ordinarily one. For instance, set c_3 = 1 and solve the system of equations for the remaining coefficients: c_1 = 4 c_2 = 5/2 c_3 = 1 c_4 = 5/2 c_5 = 5/2 c_6 = 1 Multiply by the least common denominator, 2, to eliminate fractional coefficients: c_1 = 8 c_2 = 5 c_3 = 2 c_4 = 5 c_5 = 5 c_6 = 2 Substitute the coefficients into the chemical reaction to obtain the balanced equation: Answer: | | 8 + 5 + 2 ⟶ 5 + 5 + 2
Structures
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Names
water + copper(II) sulfate + red phosphorus ⟶ sulfuric acid + copper + phosphoric acid
Chemical names and formulas
| water | copper(II) sulfate | red phosphorus | sulfuric acid | copper | phosphoric acid Hill formula | H_2O | CuO_4S | P | H_2O_4S | Cu | H_3O_4P name | water | copper(II) sulfate | red phosphorus | sulfuric acid | copper | phosphoric acid IUPAC name | water | copper sulfate | phosphorus | sulfuric acid | copper | phosphoric acid