chemistry/stoichiometry/balancing/ How to BalanceBa(NO3)2 + Na2SO4 = BaSO4 + NaNO3

How to Balance Barium nitrate + Sodium sulfate → Barium sulfate + Sodium nitrate

How to Balance: Ba(NO3)2 + Na2SO4 → BaSO4 + NaNO3

Type of Chemical Reaction: This is a double replacement reaction.

Word Equation: Barium nitrate + Sodium sulfate → Barium sulfate + Sodium nitrate

Balancing Strategies: This is a double replacement reaction with the Barium and sodium atoms switching places.

For this reaction it's helpful to think of the nitrate (NO3) and the sulfate (SO4) as one item as you balance the equation.
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About Balancing Chemical Equations

When balancing chemical equations our goal is to have the same number of each type of atom on both sides of the equation.

Only change the coefficients (these are the numbers in front substances).
Coefficients are the numbers in front of the molecule.
Never change the subscripts (the small numbers after elements).
Coefficients are the numbers in front of the molecule.

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