Interpretation:
Whether the following equation is balanced or not needs to be determined and if the equation is not balanced, the coefficients to balance the equation need to be given.
Concept introduction:
A chemical equation is termed as balanced chemical equation if the number of atoms of every element is equal in the reactant side and product side. One example is,
In the reaction, number of nitrogen atom is 2 and the number of hydrogen atom is 6 in both the reactant and product side. So, the equation is balanced chemical equation.
Answer to Problem 12SSC
The given equation is not a balanced equation.
The balanced equation is,
Explanation of Solution
The given equation is as follows:
The equation is not balanced equation as the number of atoms of K, O is different in both sides of the reaction.
To balance the equation, coefficient 2 must be added to the
To check a reaction is balanced or not, count the number of atoms of every element in both sides of the reaction.
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