Input interpretation
hydrogen chloride + nitric acid + copper ⟶ water + nitrogen dioxide + copper(II) chloride
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 Cl, H, N, O and Cu: Cl: | c_1 = 2 c_6 H: | c_1 + c_2 = 2 c_4 N: | c_2 = c_5 O: | 3 c_2 = c_4 + 2 c_5 Cu: | 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_3 = 1 and solve the system of equations for the remaining coefficients: c_1 = 2 c_2 = 2 c_3 = 1 c_4 = 2 c_5 = 2 c_6 = 1 Substitute the coefficients into the chemical reaction to obtain the balanced equation: Answer: | | 2 + 2 + ⟶ 2 + 2 +
Structures
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Names
hydrogen chloride + nitric acid + copper ⟶ water + nitrogen dioxide + copper(II) chloride
Chemical names and formulas
| hydrogen chloride | nitric acid | copper | water | nitrogen dioxide | copper(II) chloride Hill formula | ClH | HNO_3 | Cu | H_2O | NO_2 | Cl_2Cu name | hydrogen chloride | nitric acid | copper | water | nitrogen dioxide | copper(II) chloride IUPAC name | hydrogen chloride | nitric acid | copper | water | Nitrogen dioxide | dichlorocopper