Input interpretation
sulfuric acid + nitric acid + zinc ⟶ water + zinc sulfate + nitrous 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 + c_6 Set the number of atoms in the reactants equal to the number of atoms in the products for H, O, S, N and Zn: H: | 2 c_1 + c_2 = 2 c_4 O: | 4 c_1 + 3 c_2 = c_4 + 4 c_5 + c_6 S: | c_1 = c_5 N: | c_2 = 2 c_6 Zn: | c_3 = 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_6 = 1 and solve the system of equations for the remaining coefficients: c_1 = 4 c_2 = 2 c_3 = 4 c_4 = 5 c_5 = 4 c_6 = 1 Substitute the coefficients into the chemical reaction to obtain the balanced equation: Answer: | | 4 + 2 + 4 ⟶ 5 + 4 +
Structures
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Names
sulfuric acid + nitric acid + zinc ⟶ water + zinc sulfate + nitrous oxide
Chemical names and formulas
| sulfuric acid | nitric acid | zinc | water | zinc sulfate | nitrous oxide Hill formula | H_2O_4S | HNO_3 | Zn | H_2O | O_4SZn | N_2O name | sulfuric acid | nitric acid | zinc | water | zinc sulfate | nitrous oxide