Question

Which coefficients correctly balance the formula equation below?

AgNO3 + CuCl2 → AgCl + Cu(NO3)2



2, 1, 2,1



1, 1, 3,1



2, 2, 3,1



2, 1, 1,2

Answer 1

2, 1, 2,1

Step-by-step explanation:

The chemical equation of the reaction given in this question is as follows:

AgNO3 + CuCl2 → AgCl + Cu(NO3)2

The reaction is between silver nitrate (AgNO3) and copper (I) chloride (CuCl2) to form silver chloride (AgCl) and copper nitrate (Cu(NO3)2.

However, this above equation is not BALANCED because the number of atoms of each element on both sides of the equation does not equate i.e. are not the same. To balance the equation, we have to make use of COEFFICIENTS, which are numbers used in front of each element in order to balance the equation.

The balanced equation is as follows:

2AgNO3 + CuCl2 → 2AgCl + Cu(NO3)2

From the above balanced equation, we can observe that coefficients used to balance the equation is in the order: 2, 1, 2,1