Input interpretation
lime + magnesium oxide + silicon ⟶ magnesium + calcium silicate
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 Ca, O, Mg and Si: Ca: | c_1 = c_5 O: | c_1 + c_2 = 3 c_5 Mg: | c_2 = c_4 Si: | c_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 = 2 c_3 = 1 c_4 = 2 c_5 = 1 Substitute the coefficients into the chemical reaction to obtain the balanced equation: Answer: | | + 2 + ⟶ 2 +
Structures
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Names
lime + magnesium oxide + silicon ⟶ magnesium + calcium silicate
Chemical names and formulas
| lime | magnesium oxide | silicon | magnesium | calcium silicate Hill formula | CaO | MgO | Si | Mg | CaO_3Si name | lime | magnesium oxide | silicon | magnesium | calcium silicate IUPAC name | | oxomagnesium | silicon | magnesium | calcium dioxido-oxosilane