Input interpretation
mixed sulfur + nitrous acid ⟶ water + sulfuric acid + nitric oxide
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 S, H, N and O: S: | c_1 = c_4 H: | c_2 = 2 c_3 + 2 c_4 N: | c_2 = c_5 O: | 2 c_2 = c_3 + 4 c_4 + 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 = 6 c_3 = 2 c_4 = 1 c_5 = 6 Substitute the coefficients into the chemical reaction to obtain the balanced equation: Answer: | | + 6 ⟶ 2 + + 6
Structures
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Names
mixed sulfur + nitrous acid ⟶ water + sulfuric acid + nitric oxide
Chemical names and formulas
| mixed sulfur | nitrous acid | water | sulfuric acid | nitric oxide Hill formula | S | HNO_2 | H_2O | H_2O_4S | NO name | mixed sulfur | nitrous acid | water | sulfuric acid | nitric oxide IUPAC name | sulfur | nitrous acid | water | sulfuric acid | nitric oxide