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. 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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