Question

What are the four steps in balancing chemical equation?

Answer 1

1. Identify the reactants and products

2.count the number of atoms

3. Add your coefficients

4. Count the number of atoms to see if the equation is balanced

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Equating the number of atoms in a chemical equation.

EXPLANATION:

• STEP 1: Write skeletal equation of the reaction then find how many atoms of each type are on each side of the equation. You may make a table listing the number of each atom fir the LHS and for the RHS of the arrow.

• STEP 2: Now, look for an element which is only one chemical on the LHS and in only one chemical on the RHS of the equation.

• STEP 3: To balance that element, multiply the chemical species on the side which does not have enough atoms of that type by the number required to bring it up to the same as on the other side. This is called as coefficient number.

• STEP 4: Then look for the next element or species that is not balanced and repeat the same procedure as in step 3. Repeat the procedure until the atoms of all elements are balanced.