chemistry/stoichiometry/balancing/ How to BalanceNH4NO3 = N2 + O2 + H2O

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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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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