AMan24 said:I think it has to equal H2S + NH4NO3
Borek said:Sounds reasonable as a first approximation (although it depends a bit on the level - sulfides can be oxidized by the nitric acid, making things more complicated). Note - correct identification of the products doesn't mean the reaction equation is balanced.
Reaction of the carbonate with acid is very similar. No, there is no LiClO produced (actually hypochlorite is typically written as LiOCl).
AMan24 said:I meant to write LiHCO3 + HOCl = LiOCl + H2O + CO2
A chemical equation is a symbolic representation of a chemical reaction, showing the starting materials (reactants) on the left side and the resulting products on the right side.
To balance a chemical equation, you need to adjust the number of atoms of each element on both sides of the equation by adding coefficients in front of the chemical formulas. This ensures that the law of conservation of mass is followed, where the total number of atoms before and after the reaction remains the same.
A polyatomic ion is a charged molecule made up of two or more atoms that act as a single unit in chemical reactions. They are often present in chemical equations and should be treated as a single entity when balancing the equation.
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Coefficients in a chemical equation represent the number of molecules of each substance involved in the reaction. They can be changed to balance the equation, but the subscripts within a chemical formula should never be changed as they represent the number of atoms in a molecule.