Question

Balance the following equation: AlCl3 + Cs --> CsCl + Al

Group of answer choices

A.2, 6, 6, 2

B.1, 3, 3, 1

C.3, 1, 3, 1

D.2, 3, 1, 3

Answer 1

To balance the equation AlCl3 + Cs --> CsCl + Al, the coefficients for each compound should be 2, 6, 6, 2 respectively.

Step-by-step explanation:

To balance the equation AlCl3 + Cs --> CsCl + Al, we need to ensure that the number of atoms on each side is the same. In this case, we have 1 Al atom, 3 Cl atoms, 1 Cs atom, and 1 Cl atom, so the equation is not balanced.

To balance it, we can put a coefficient of 2 in front of AlCl3, CsCl, and Al. The balanced equation becomes:

2AlCl3 + 3Cs --> 3CsCl + 2Al

Therefore, the correct answer is option A: 2, 6, 6, 2.

Answer 2

Answer: The balanced equation is
`AlCl_(3) + 3Cs \rightarrow 3CsCl + Al`

Step-by-step explanation:

A chemical equation which contains same number of atoms on both reactant and product side is called a balanced chemical equation.

For example,
`AlCl_(3) + Cs \rightarrow CsCl + Al`

Here, number of atoms on reactant side are as follows.

• Al = 1

• Cl = 3

• Cs = 1

Number of atoms on product side are as follows.

• Al = 1

• Cl = 1

• Cs = 1

To balance this equation, multiply Cs by 3 on reactant side and multiply CsCl by 3 on product side.

Hence, now the equation will be as follows.

`AlCl_(3) + 3Cs \rightarrow 3CsCl + Al`

Here, number of atoms on reactant side are as follows.

• Al = 1

• Cl = 3

• Cs = 3

Number of atoms on product side are as follows.

• Al = 1

• Cl = 3

• Cs = 3

Thus, we can conclude that this equation is balanced.