Input interpretation
phosphoric acid + soda ash ⟶ water + carbon dioxide + trisodium phosphate
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 Set the number of atoms in the reactants equal to the number of atoms in the products for H, O, P, C and Na: H: | 3 c_1 = 2 c_3 O: | 4 c_1 + 3 c_2 = c_3 + 2 c_4 + 4 c_5 P: | c_1 = c_5 C: | c_2 = c_4 Na: | 2 c_2 = 3 c_5 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 = 3/2 c_3 = 3/2 c_4 = 3/2 c_5 = 1 Multiply by the least common denominator, 2, to eliminate fractional coefficients: c_1 = 2 c_2 = 3 c_3 = 3 c_4 = 3 c_5 = 2 Substitute the coefficients into the chemical reaction to obtain the balanced equation: Answer: | | 2 + 3 ⟶ 3 + 3 + 2
Structures
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Names
phosphoric acid + soda ash ⟶ water + carbon dioxide + trisodium phosphate
Chemical names and formulas
| phosphoric acid | soda ash | water | carbon dioxide | trisodium phosphate Hill formula | H_3O_4P | CNa_2O_3 | H_2O | CO_2 | Na_3O_4P name | phosphoric acid | soda ash | water | carbon dioxide | trisodium phosphate IUPAC name | phosphoric acid | disodium carbonate | water | carbon dioxide | trisodium phosphate