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Homework Statement
Balance this redox equation.
Homework Equations
[tex]Ag + H^{+} + NO_{3} ^{-} \rightarrow Ag^{+} + H_{2}O + NO[/tex]
The Attempt at a Solution
Using a conventional balancing mechanism I got these coefficients:
1 + 8 + 2 -> 1 + 4 + 2
but the correct answer according to the text is:
3 + 4 + 1 -> 3 + 2 + 1
I am guessing my answer is wrong because of something to do with the oxidation numbers... but what exactly is the problem? Are the oxidation numbers for each of the elements supposed to remain the same on both sides of the eqn? Are they supposed to change? My last chem class was a couple years ago so I don't quite remember :)
Thank you very much!