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Title: Balancing Equations?
Post by: kellybean67 on April 11, 2013, 08:42:52 PM
Hi! I'm in HS chemistry and we're balancing chemical equations, but our teacher neglected to explain it to us and we don't have any of the actual equations for the elements. D: I'm so confused!!!
These are what we're doing-
1. hydrobromic acid + manganese (II) hydroxide = manganese bromide + water
2. potassium bicarbonate (heated) = potassium carbonate + water + carbon dioxide
3. cesium oxide + water = cesium hydroxide
4. ethane + oxygen = carbon dioxide + water
5. diphosphorus pentoxide + water = phosphoric acid
6. iron + copper (II) sulfate = iron (III) sulfate + copper
7. carbon dioxide + water = carbonic acid
8. ammonia + oxygen = nitrogen dioxide + water
9. sodium hydroxide + aluminum sulfate = sodium sulfate + aluminum hydroxide
10. ammonium hydroxide (heated) = ammonia + water
11. potassium iodide + bromine = potassium bromide + iodine
12. benzene + oxygen = carbon dioxide + wayer
13. iron (III) oxide + carbon monoxide = iron + carbon dioxide
14. phosphoric acid + lithium hydroxide = lithium phosphate + water
D: Any help AT ALL would be appreciated, I am clueless! x.x  ???
Title: Re: Balancing Equations?
Post by: Arkcon on April 11, 2013, 09:03:35 PM
Per forum rules (http://www.chemicalforums.com/index.php?topic=33740.0) you should show your attempts at solving the problem before receiving help.  A list of 14 reactions isn't something we can give you help help with.  Start with a few of the toughest ones, or the first few if they're all too tough.  Write the words out as chemical formulas.  You can find the symbols we use for elements in chemical formulas from the periodic table.  Try a few.