Input interpretation
nitric acid + sodium chloride + gold ⟶ nitric oxide + sodium oxide + gold(III) chloride hydrate
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, N, O, Cl, Na and Au: H: | c_1 = c_6 N: | c_1 = c_4 O: | 3 c_1 = c_4 + c_5 Cl: | c_2 = 4 c_6 Na: | c_2 = 2 c_5 Au: | 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_1 = 1 and solve the system of equations for the remaining coefficients: c_1 = 1 c_2 = 4 c_3 = 1 c_4 = 1 c_5 = 2 c_6 = 1 Substitute the coefficients into the chemical reaction to obtain the balanced equation: Answer: | | + 4 + ⟶ + 2 +
Structures
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Names
nitric acid + sodium chloride + gold ⟶ nitric oxide + sodium oxide + gold(III) chloride hydrate
Chemical names and formulas
| nitric acid | sodium chloride | gold | nitric oxide | sodium oxide | gold(III) chloride hydrate Hill formula | HNO_3 | ClNa | Au | NO | Na_2O | AuCl_4H name | nitric acid | sodium chloride | gold | nitric oxide | sodium oxide | gold(III) chloride hydrate IUPAC name | nitric acid | sodium chloride | gold | nitric oxide | disodium oxygen(-2) anion | hydron; tetrachlorogold