How to Balance Sodium carbonate + Hydrochloric acid → Sodium chloride + Water + Carbon dioxide |
How to Balance: Na2CO3 + HCl → NaCl + H2O + CO2
Type of Chemical Reaction: This is a chemical reaction.
Word Equation: Sodium carbonate + Hydrochloric acid → Sodium chloride + Water + Carbon dioxide
Balancing Strategies: To balance this equation be sure to count up all of the Oxygen atoms in the product side of the equation. There are a total of 3 O atoms (H2O + CO2).
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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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