chemistry/stoichiometry/balancing/ How to BalanceZn + AgNO3 = Ag + Zn(NO3)2

How to Balance Zinc + Silver nitrate → Silver + Zinc nitrate

How to Balance: Zn + AgNO3 → Ag + Zn(NO3)2

Type of Chemical Reaction: This is a single displacement reaction.

Word Equation: Zinc + Silver nitrate → Silver + Zinc nitrate

Balancing Strategies: In this single displacement reaction Zn is replacing the Ag in AgNO3.

To balance this equation it is easiest to consider the NO3 to be one item. There is one NO3 on the reactant and two on the product side of the equation.
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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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