Input interpretation
sulfuric acid + manganese dioxide ⟶ water + oxygen + manganese(II) sulfate
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, O, S and Mn: H: | 2 c_1 = 2 c_3 O: | 4 c_1 + 2 c_2 = c_3 + 2 c_4 + 4 c_5 S: | c_1 = c_5 Mn: | c_2 = 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_4 = 1 and solve the system of equations for the remaining coefficients: c_1 = 2 c_2 = 2 c_3 = 2 c_4 = 1 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
sulfuric acid + manganese dioxide ⟶ water + oxygen + manganese(II) sulfate
Chemical names and formulas
| sulfuric acid | manganese dioxide | water | oxygen | manganese(II) sulfate Hill formula | H_2O_4S | MnO_2 | H_2O | O_2 | MnO_4S name | sulfuric acid | manganese dioxide | water | oxygen | manganese(II) sulfate IUPAC name | sulfuric acid | dioxomanganese | water | molecular oxygen | manganese(+2) cation sulfate