Input interpretation
nitric acid + arsenic(V) sulfide ⟶ water + sulfuric acid + nitrogen dioxide + arsenic acid, solid
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 H, N, O, As and S: H: | c_1 = 2 c_3 + 2 c_4 + 3 c_6 N: | c_1 = c_5 O: | 3 c_1 = c_3 + 4 c_4 + 2 c_5 + 4 c_6 As: | 2 c_2 = c_6 S: | 5 c_2 = 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 = 40 c_2 = 1 c_3 = 12 c_4 = 5 c_5 = 40 c_6 = 2 Substitute the coefficients into the chemical reaction to obtain the balanced equation: Answer: | | 40 + ⟶ 12 + 5 + 40 + 2
Structures
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Names
nitric acid + arsenic(V) sulfide ⟶ water + sulfuric acid + nitrogen dioxide + arsenic acid, solid
Chemical names and formulas
| nitric acid | arsenic(V) sulfide | water | sulfuric acid | nitrogen dioxide | arsenic acid, solid Hill formula | HNO_3 | As_2S_5 | H_2O | H_2O_4S | NO_2 | AsH_3O_4 name | nitric acid | arsenic(V) sulfide | water | sulfuric acid | nitrogen dioxide | arsenic acid, solid IUPAC name | nitric acid | | water | sulfuric acid | Nitrogen dioxide | arsoric acid