chemistry/stoichiometry/balancing/ How to BalanceNO2 + H2O = HNO3 + NO

How to Balance Nitrogen dioxide + Water → Nitric acid + Nitrogen monoxide

How to Balance: NO2 + H2O → HNO3 + NO

Type of Chemical Reaction: This is a chemical reaction.

Word Equation: Nitrogen dioxide + Water → Nitric acid + Nitrogen monoxide

Balancing Strategies: Be sure to count up all of the Oxygen atoms and Nitrogen atoms on each side of the equation. This is where people often make mistakes when balancing this 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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