Input interpretation
sulfuric acid + potassium manganate ⟶ water + potassium sulfate + potassium permanganate + manganese dioxide
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, S, K and Mn: H: | 2 c_1 = 2 c_3 O: | 4 c_1 + 4 c_2 = c_3 + 4 c_4 + 4 c_5 + 2 c_6 S: | c_1 = c_4 K: | 2 c_2 = 2 c_4 + c_5 Mn: | c_2 = c_5 + 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_6 = 1 and solve the system of equations for the remaining coefficients: c_1 = 2 c_2 = 3 c_3 = 2 c_4 = 2 c_5 = 2 c_6 = 1 Substitute the coefficients into the chemical reaction to obtain the balanced equation: Answer: | | 2 + 3 ⟶ 2 + 2 + 2 +
Structures
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Names
sulfuric acid + potassium manganate ⟶ water + potassium sulfate + potassium permanganate + manganese dioxide
Chemical names and formulas
| sulfuric acid | potassium manganate | water | potassium sulfate | potassium permanganate | manganese dioxide Hill formula | H_2O_4S | K_2MnO_4 | H_2O | K_2O_4S | KMnO_4 | MnO_2 name | sulfuric acid | potassium manganate | water | potassium sulfate | potassium permanganate | manganese dioxide IUPAC name | sulfuric acid | dipotassium dioxido-dioxomanganese | water | dipotassium sulfate | potassium permanganate | dioxomanganese