Input interpretation
sulfur dioxide + zinc + sodium bisulfite ⟶ water + ZnSO3 + sodium dithionite
Balanced equation
Balance the chemical equation algebraically: + + ⟶ + ZnSO3 + Add stoichiometric coefficients, c_i, to the reactants and products: c_1 + c_2 + c_3 ⟶ c_4 + c_5 ZnSO3 + c_6 Set the number of atoms in the reactants equal to the number of atoms in the products for O, S, Zn, H and Na: O: | 2 c_1 + 3 c_3 = c_4 + 3 c_5 + 4 c_6 S: | c_1 + c_3 = c_5 + 2 c_6 Zn: | c_2 = c_5 H: | c_3 = 2 c_4 Na: | c_3 = 2 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 = 1 c_3 = 2 c_4 = 1 c_5 = 1 c_6 = 1 Substitute the coefficients into the chemical reaction to obtain the balanced equation: Answer: | | + + 2 ⟶ + ZnSO3 +
Structures
+ + ⟶ + ZnSO3 +
Names
sulfur dioxide + zinc + sodium bisulfite ⟶ water + ZnSO3 + sodium dithionite
Chemical names and formulas
| sulfur dioxide | zinc | sodium bisulfite | water | ZnSO3 | sodium dithionite formula | | | | | ZnSO3 | Hill formula | O_2S | Zn | HNaO_3S | H_2O | O3SZn | Na_2O_4S_2 name | sulfur dioxide | zinc | sodium bisulfite | water | | sodium dithionite