Input interpretation
sodium hydroxide + bromine + iron(II) hydroxide ⟶ iron(III) hydroxide + sodium bromide
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 H, Na, O, Br and Fe: H: | c_1 + 2 c_3 = 3 c_4 Na: | c_1 = c_5 O: | c_1 + 2 c_3 = 3 c_4 Br: | 2 c_2 = c_5 Fe: | c_3 = c_4 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_2 = 1 and solve the system of equations for the remaining coefficients: c_1 = 2 c_2 = 1 c_3 = 2 c_4 = 2 c_5 = 2 Substitute the coefficients into the chemical reaction to obtain the balanced equation: Answer: | | 2 + + 2 ⟶ 2 + 2
Structures
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Names
sodium hydroxide + bromine + iron(II) hydroxide ⟶ iron(III) hydroxide + sodium bromide
Chemical names and formulas
| sodium hydroxide | bromine | iron(II) hydroxide | iron(III) hydroxide | sodium bromide Hill formula | HNaO | Br_2 | FeH_2O_2 | FeH_3O_3 | BrNa name | sodium hydroxide | bromine | iron(II) hydroxide | iron(III) hydroxide | sodium bromide IUPAC name | sodium hydroxide | molecular bromine | ferrous dihydroxide | ferric trihydroxide | sodium bromide