How to Balance Dinitrogen monoxide → Nitrogen gas + Oxygen gas |
How to Balance: N2O → N2 + O2
Type of Chemical Reaction: This is a decomposition reaction.
Word Equation: Dinitrogen monoxide → Nitrogen gas + Oxygen gas
Balancing Strategies: In this decomposition reaction, N2O is breaking apart (decomposing) into N2 and O2.
To balance the equation, you may want to start with balancing the oxygen atoms. For a complete explanation, watch:
About Balancing Chemical EquationsWhen 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).
Never change the subscripts (the small numbers after elements).
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