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Can you use negative coefficients to balance chemical equations?
« on: December 07, 2004, 06:24:16 PM »
Can you use negative coefficients to balance chemical equations?  I'm having trouble on this particular problem:
Ca(AlO2)2  + HCl--->AlCl3  +  CaCl2 + H2O

PLEASE HELP A.S.A.P

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Re:Can you use negative coefficients to balance chemical equations?
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2004, 06:39:55 PM »
No, you should be able to do it with positive coefficients. Don't give up, keep trying.
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Re:Can you use negative coefficients to balance chemical equations?
« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2004, 04:14:30 PM »
Ca(AlO2)2 + 8HCl -> 2AlCl3 + 4H2O + CaCl2
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