Question

What are the steps in balancing equation? How to balance chemical equations? Give some examples.

Answer 1

When you go to a shop to make a cash transaction, do you need help to get the right change?

Explanation:

Of course, you don't, I am being facetious. But the balancing of equations in chemistry follows PRECISELY the same principles of money handling...i.e. `"stoichiometry"` for every product particle, there is a corresponding reactant particle; for every product CHARGE, there is an equal and corresponding reactant charge... And so the simple principle is...

`"GARBAGE OUT EQUALS GARBAGE IN...."`

And why do teachers place so much emphasis on the principle. Because every chemical reaction EVER studied is known to follow mass balance and stoichiometry.

And see this old spray for more of the same and some examples.

And the steps in balancing an equation? Write the equation....(i) is it balanced, (ii) does it conform to the results,,,problem solved. If not you got work to do.

Answer 2

Steps of Balancing a equation are :
1) We should make sure that the main atoms or molecules are equal on both the sides(i.e. on the products side = on the reactants side).
2) Now, we should balance the O(Oxygen atom) firstly, by adding `H_2O` molecules on the defficient side.
3) And then we should balance the H(Hydrogen atom)secondly, by adding `H^+` ion on the defficient side.
4) And in the last we are used to balance the electrons on both reactants & products side by adding some amount of `e^-` on the defficient side.
5) Now, we should assemble the atoms & molecules to get a Balanced Equation.