Input interpretation
chromium sulfate + potassium nitrate + soda ash ⟶ carbon dioxide + sodium sulfate + potassium nitrite + sodium chromate
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 + c_7 Set the number of atoms in the reactants equal to the number of atoms in the products for Cr, O, S, K, N, C and Na: Cr: | 2 c_1 = c_7 O: | 12 c_1 + 3 c_2 + 3 c_3 = 2 c_4 + 4 c_5 + 2 c_6 + 4 c_7 S: | 3 c_1 = c_5 K: | c_2 = c_6 N: | c_2 = c_6 C: | c_3 = c_4 Na: | 2 c_3 = 2 c_5 + 2 c_7 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_1 = 1 and solve the system of equations for the remaining coefficients: c_1 = 1 c_2 = 3 c_3 = 5 c_4 = 5 c_5 = 3 c_6 = 3 c_7 = 2 Substitute the coefficients into the chemical reaction to obtain the balanced equation: Answer: | | + 3 + 5 ⟶ 5 + 3 + 3 + 2
Structures
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Names
chromium sulfate + potassium nitrate + soda ash ⟶ carbon dioxide + sodium sulfate + potassium nitrite + sodium chromate
Chemical names and formulas
| chromium sulfate | potassium nitrate | soda ash | carbon dioxide | sodium sulfate | potassium nitrite | sodium chromate Hill formula | Cr_2O_12S_3 | KNO_3 | CNa_2O_3 | CO_2 | Na_2O_4S | KNO_2 | CrNa_2O_4 name | chromium sulfate | potassium nitrate | soda ash | carbon dioxide | sodium sulfate | potassium nitrite | sodium chromate IUPAC name | chromium(+3) cation trisulfate | potassium nitrate | disodium carbonate | carbon dioxide | disodium sulfate | potassium nitrite | disodium dioxido(dioxo)chromium