How to Balance Ammonium nitrate → Nitrogen gas + Oxygen gas + Water |
How to Balance: NH4NO3 → N2 + O2 + H2O
Type of Chemical Reaction: This is a decomposition reaction.
Word Equation: Ammonium nitrate → Nitrogen gas + Oxygen gas + Water
Balancing Strategies: In this decomposition reaction, NH4NO3 is breaking apart (decomposing) into N2 + O2 + H2O.
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Never change the subscripts (the small numbers after elements).
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