Input interpretation
sodium sulfate + activated charcoal ⟶ carbon monoxide + sodium sulfide
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 Na, O, S and C: Na: | 2 c_1 = 2 c_4 O: | 4 c_1 = c_3 S: | c_1 = c_4 C: | c_2 = c_3 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 = 4 c_4 = 1 Substitute the coefficients into the chemical reaction to obtain the balanced equation: Answer: | | + 4 ⟶ 4 +
Structures
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Names
sodium sulfate + activated charcoal ⟶ carbon monoxide + sodium sulfide
Chemical names and formulas
| sodium sulfate | activated charcoal | carbon monoxide | sodium sulfide Hill formula | Na_2O_4S | C | CO | Na_2S name | sodium sulfate | activated charcoal | carbon monoxide | sodium sulfide IUPAC name | disodium sulfate | carbon | carbon monoxide |
Substance properties
| sodium sulfate | activated charcoal | carbon monoxide | sodium sulfide molar mass | 142.04 g/mol | 12.011 g/mol | 28.01 g/mol | 78.04 g/mol phase | solid (at STP) | solid (at STP) | gas (at STP) | solid (at STP) melting point | 884 °C | 3550 °C | -205 °C | 1172 °C boiling point | 1429 °C | 4027 °C | -191.5 °C | density | 2.68 g/cm^3 | 2.26 g/cm^3 | 0.001145 g/cm^3 (at 25 °C) | 1.856 g/cm^3 solubility in water | soluble | insoluble | | dynamic viscosity | | | 1.772×10^-5 Pa s (at 25 °C) | odor | | | odorless |
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