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Title: help to balance equation
Post by: RSteel on June 18, 2005, 09:38:35 PM

Can someone help me to solve this equation?!

C3H3N3O3 + Na2Co3 + heat = X

THEN

X + C + heat = ?

P.S.  The C is activated charcoal (carbon).

THANKS!!!

Title: Re:help to balance equation
Post by: madscientist on June 18, 2005, 10:21:02 PM

Whats your working so far?

Title: Re:help to balance equation
Post by: arnyk on June 18, 2005, 10:24:48 PM

What kind of compounds are those ( are they acids/bases/salts/etc..)?

What type of reaction would that be?

Once the type of reaction is known, the products should be easier to determine.

Here's a hint: those look like pool chemicals to me, one is a stabiliser for chlorine and the other affects pH.

Title: Re:help to balance equation
Post by: RSteel on June 18, 2005, 10:45:56 PM

Here's the chemicals I know so far...

cyanuric acid + sodium carbonate + HEAT = unknown

unknown + activated charcoal + HEAT = unknown