chemistry/stoichiometry/balancing/ How to BalanceAgNO3 + Na3PO4 = Ag3PO4 + NaNO3

How to Balance Silver nitrate + Sodium phosphate → Silver phosphate + Sodium nitrate

How to Balance: AgNO3 + Na3PO4 → Ag3PO4 + NaNO3

Type of Chemical Reaction: This is a double replacement reaction.

Word Equation: Silver nitrate + Sodium phosphate → Silver phosphate + Sodium nitrate

Balancing Strategies: In this double replacement (displacement) reaction the Ag and Na atoms are switching places.

It is helpful to consider the nitrate (NO3) and phosphate (PO4) to be one item when balancing 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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