Input interpretation
potassium hydroxide + potassium permanganate + ammonia ⟶ water + potassium nitrate + 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 H, K, O, Mn and N: H: | c_1 + 3 c_3 = 2 c_4 K: | c_1 + c_2 = c_5 + 2 c_6 O: | c_1 + 4 c_2 = c_4 + 3 c_5 + 4 c_6 Mn: | c_2 = c_6 N: | 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_3 = 1 and solve the system of equations for the remaining coefficients: c_1 = 9 c_2 = 8 c_3 = 1 c_4 = 6 c_5 = 1 c_6 = 8 Substitute the coefficients into the chemical reaction to obtain the balanced equation: Answer: | | 9 + 8 + ⟶ 6 + + 8
Structures
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Names
potassium hydroxide + potassium permanganate + ammonia ⟶ water + potassium nitrate + potassium manganate
Chemical names and formulas
| potassium hydroxide | potassium permanganate | ammonia | water | potassium nitrate | potassium manganate Hill formula | HKO | KMnO_4 | H_3N | H_2O | KNO_3 | K_2MnO_4 name | potassium hydroxide | potassium permanganate | ammonia | water | potassium nitrate | potassium manganate IUPAC name | potassium hydroxide | potassium permanganate | ammonia | water | potassium nitrate | dipotassium dioxido-dioxomanganese