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Finish & balance the equation for the dissolution of sodium carbonate in water. This is a neutralization. 2HCl + Ca(OH)2 ---->

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2HCl + Ca(OH)2 = CaCl2 + 2H20

Before balancing on the left side there was 1 chlorine (Cl) atom, 2 oxygen (O) atom, 2 hydrogens (H) atoms and 1 calcium (Ca) atom. In the right side, there was 2 chlorine (Cl) atoms, 1 oxygen (O) atom, 2 hydrogens (H) atoms and 1 calcium (Ca) atom.
To balance the chemical equation we hat to place a coefficient of 2 in front of HCl, and coefficient 2 of in front of H2O.

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