Balancing Copper Reaction & Finding Products

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The discussion focuses on the synthesis of Bis(2,4-pentanedionato) Copper (II), represented by the formula Cu(C5H7O2)2. The balanced chemical equation provided is Cu2+ (aq) + 2 base-n (aq) + 2 C5H8O2 (aq) → Cu(C5H7O2)2 (s) + 2 H(base)1-n (aq). The participant used CuSO4•5H2O as the copper source and NaHCO2 as the base but struggled with balancing the equation, particularly regarding the placement of sulfur. The key takeaway is that the reaction should be net ionic, allowing the sulfate ion to be disregarded in the balancing process.

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The purpose of this chemistry lab was to prepare/synthesize Bis(2,4-pentanedionato) Copper (II), which is also known as Cu(C5H7O2)2

I was given the following format for a chemical equation in a lab that needs to be balanced:

Cu2+ (aq) + 2 base-n (aq) + 2 C5H8O2 (aq) → Cu(C5H7O2)2 (s) + 2 H(base)1-n (aq)

*The 2+ and n's are charges I'm assuming*

My copper source was CuSO4•5H2O
My base was NaHCO2

So I tried plugging in my sources for the equation and this is what I got (but I know it's wrong because the sulfur atoms are missing and I'm not sure how to balance it properly)...

CuSO4•5H2O (s) + 2 NaHCO2 (aq) + 2 C5H8O2 (aq) → Cu(C5H7O2)2 (s) + 2 H(NaHCO2) (aq)

Can someone please tell me how I determine where the sulfur is placed and help me balance this?
 
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Your reaction equation should be net ionic - so you don't have to care about sulfate.
 

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