Input interpretation
water + aluminum selenide ⟶ aluminum hydroxide + hydrogen selenide
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 Set the number of atoms in the reactants equal to the number of atoms in the products for H, O, Al and Se: H: | 2 c_1 = 3 c_3 + 2 c_4 O: | c_1 = 3 c_3 Al: | 2 c_2 = c_3 Se: | 3 c_2 = c_4 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_2 = 1 and solve the system of equations for the remaining coefficients: c_1 = 6 c_2 = 1 c_3 = 2 c_4 = 3 Substitute the coefficients into the chemical reaction to obtain the balanced equation: Answer: | | 6 + ⟶ 2 + 3
Structures
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Names
water + aluminum selenide ⟶ aluminum hydroxide + hydrogen selenide
Chemical names and formulas
| water | aluminum selenide | aluminum hydroxide | hydrogen selenide Hill formula | H_2O | Al_2Se_3 | AlH_3O_3 | H_2Se name | water | aluminum selenide | aluminum hydroxide | hydrogen selenide IUPAC name | water | aluminum(+3) cation; selenium(-2) anion | aluminum hydroxide | hydrogen selenide