Question #c6afd

1 Answer
Nov 10, 2017

4NH3+5O24NO+6H2O

Explanation:

NH3+O2NO+H2O

Left Hand Side
1 x Nitrogen
3 x Hydrogen
2 x Oxygen

Right Hand Side
1 x Nitrogen
2 x Hydrogen
2 x Oxygen

I would approach this by considering multiplications of 3 and 2:
6, 12, 18....

2NH3+O22NO+3H2O

You can balance the hydrogen and nitrogen here, but not oxygen - you would need 2 1/2 O2

4NH3+5O24NO+6H2O

The equation is now completely balanced:

Left Hand Side
4 x Nitrogen
12 x Hydrogen
10 x Oxygen

Right Hand Side
4 x Nitrogen
12 x Hydrogen
10 x Oxygen