chemistry/stoichiometry/balancing/ How to BalanceHNO3 + Al(OH)3 = Al(NO3)3 + H2O

How to Balance Nitic acid + Aluminum hydroxide → Aluminum nitrate + water

How to Balance: HNO3 + Al(OH)3 → Al(NO3)3 + H2O

Type of Chemical Reaction: This is a neutralization reaction.

Word Equation: Nitic acid + Aluminum hydroxide → Aluminum nitrate + water

Balancing Strategies: In this neutralization reaction we have HNO3 reacting with Al(OH)3.

Be sure to carefully count the O and H atoms on both sides of the equation, otherwise this will be a difficult equation to balance.
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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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