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Chemistry / How do you balance chemical reactions?
« on: 02/04/2015 13:58:43 »
I was given a homework problem to balance the equation
Mg(NO3)2 + K3PO4 = Mg3(PO4)2 + KNO3
I started with,
Mg = 2, 3
NO = 6, 3
K = 3, 1
PO = 4, 8
Adding 2 to KNO3,
Mg(NO3)2 + K3PO4 = Mg3(PO4)2 + 2KNO3
Mg = 2, 3
NO = 6, 6
K = 3, 2
PO = 4, 8
After this i cannot balance..
Mg(NO3)2 + K3PO4 = Mg3(PO4)2 + KNO3
I started with,
Mg = 2, 3
NO = 6, 3
K = 3, 1
PO = 4, 8
Adding 2 to KNO3,
Mg(NO3)2 + K3PO4 = Mg3(PO4)2 + 2KNO3
Mg = 2, 3
NO = 6, 6
K = 3, 2
PO = 4, 8
After this i cannot balance..