chemistry/stoichiometry/balancing/ How to BalanceCaO + HNO3 = Ca(NO3)2 + H2O

How to Balance Calcium oxide + Nitric acid → Calcium nitrate + water

How to Balance: CaO + HNO3 → Ca(NO3)2 + H2O

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

Word Equation: Calcium oxide + Nitric acid → Calcium nitrate + water

Balancing Strategies: To balance this equation it is helpful to consider the nitrate ion (NO3) to be one item. That is because it appears on both sides of the equation. This makes the balancing much, much simpler.
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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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