How to Balance Magnesium hydroxide + Nitric acid → Magnesium nitrate + Water |
How to Balance: Mg(OH)2 + HNO3 → Mg(NO3)2 + H2O
Type of Chemical Reaction: This is a neutralization reaction.
Word Equation: Magnesium hydroxide + Nitric acid → Magnesium nitrate + Water
Balancing Strategies: Here we have a neutralization reaction. The magnesium hydroxide and the nitric acid combined and form a salt and water. The salt is the magnesium nitrate. You could also call this a double displacement reaction. Be careful when you count the number of hydrogen atoms. You have two in the magnesium hydroxide and one for the nitric acid. 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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