Input interpretation
manganese dioxide + potassium chlorate + pearl ash ⟶ carbon dioxide + potassium chloride + potassium manganate
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 Mn, O, Cl, K and C: Mn: | c_1 = c_6 O: | 2 c_1 + 3 c_2 + 3 c_3 = 2 c_4 + 4 c_6 Cl: | c_2 = c_5 K: | c_2 + 2 c_3 = c_5 + 2 c_6 C: | 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 = 3 c_2 = 1 c_3 = 3 c_4 = 3 c_5 = 1 c_6 = 3 Substitute the coefficients into the chemical reaction to obtain the balanced equation: Answer: | | 3 + + 3 ⟶ 3 + + 3
Structures
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Names
manganese dioxide + potassium chlorate + pearl ash ⟶ carbon dioxide + potassium chloride + potassium manganate
Chemical names and formulas
| manganese dioxide | potassium chlorate | pearl ash | carbon dioxide | potassium chloride | potassium manganate Hill formula | MnO_2 | ClKO_3 | CK_2O_3 | CO_2 | ClK | K_2MnO_4 name | manganese dioxide | potassium chlorate | pearl ash | carbon dioxide | potassium chloride | potassium manganate IUPAC name | dioxomanganese | potassium chlorate | dipotassium carbonate | carbon dioxide | potassium chloride | dipotassium dioxido-dioxomanganese