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How to Balance Silver nitrate + Sodium hydroxide → Sodium nitrate + Silver oxide + Water |
How to Balance: AgNO3 + NaOH → NaNO3 + Ag2O + H2O
Type of Chemical Reaction: This is a chemical reaction.
Word Equation: Silver nitrate + Sodium hydroxide → Sodium nitrate + Silver oxide + Water
| Balancing Strategies: In this reaction, the products would initially be NaNO3 + AgOH. However the AgOH would break down into Ag2O and H2O.
However, the equation balanced here is the overall reaction after the AgOH reacted and formed Ag2O and H2O.
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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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