How to Balance Nitric acid + Calcium carbonate → Water + Carbon dioxide + Calcium nitrate |
How to Balance: HNO3 + CaCO3 → H2O + CO2 + Ca(NO3)2
Type of Chemical Reaction: This is a chemical reaction.
Word Equation: Nitric acid + Calcium carbonate → Water + Carbon dioxide + Calcium nitrate
Balancing Strategies: This chemical equation is a bit challenging to balance because you need to carefully keep track of the O atoms as you work.
After carefully counting the atoms up, start by balancing the N 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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