Question

How would you balance the following equation: NH3 + H2SO4 --> (NH4)2SO4?

Answer 1

Multiply the `NH_3` by `2`.

Explanation:

To balance the below reaction you will need to multiply the `NH_3` by `2`.

`color(red)(2)NH_3+H_2SO_4->(NH_4)_2SO_4`

Then you will have:

`2N` to the left and `2N` to the right.

`8H=(2xxcolor(blue)(3)) " from " 2NH_(color(blue)(3)) +color(red)(2)" from " H_(color(red)(2))SO_4` to the left and `8H=2xxcolor(green)(4) " from " (NH_(color(green)(4)))_2SO_4` to the right.

`SO_4` to the left and `SO_4` to the right.