Question

How can I balance chemical equations by providing the correct coefficients? For example: [?]Pb(NO3)2 + [?]NaCrO4 = [?]PbCrO4 + [?]NaNO3

Answer 1

Pb(NO₃)₂ + Na₂CrO₄ —> PbCrO₄ + 2NaNO₃

The coefficients are: 1, 1, 1, 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Pb(NO₃)₂ + Na₂CrO₄ —> PbCrO₄ + NaNO₃

The above equation can be balance as follow:

Pb(NO₃)₂ + Na₂CrO₄ —> PbCrO₄ + NaNO₃

There are 2 atoms of Na on the left side and 1 atom on the right side. It can be balance by writing 2 before NaNO₃ as shown below:

Pb(NO₃)₂ + Na₂CrO₄ —> PbCrO₄ + 2NaNO₃

Now the equation is balanced.

The coefficients are: 1, 1, 1, 2