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When balancing a chemical equation do the subscripts move with the element or stay? would this example be right or wrong? Ba(NO₃)₂+Na₂SO₄⇒BaSO₄+Na₂(NO₃)₂ this already looks bala…

When balancing a chemical equation do the subscripts move with the element or stay? would this example be right or wrong? Ba(NO₃)₂+Na₂SO₄⇒BaSO₄+Na₂(NO₃)₂ this already looks bala…
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When balancing a chemical equation do the subscripts move with the element or stay? would this example be right or wrong?

Ba(NO₃)₂+Na₂SO₄⇒BaSO₄+Na₂(NO₃)₂
this already looks balanced so what am I doing wrong?

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Sodium Nitrate is written as NaNO(sub3) that is what is throwing you off in this equation.

Take the subscript of 2 off of the sodium in the products and give Sodium Nitrate a coefficient of 2 to balance the equation.
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