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Balance the following chemical reaction:
Na3P + CaF2 --> NaF +
+
Ca3P2

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Answer:

2Na3P+3CaF2-->6NaF+Ca3P2

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User Christian Flem
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Let a, b, c, d be constants such that

a Na₃P + b CaF₂ → c NaF + d Ca₃P₂

Count the atoms on either side.

Left:

Na = 3a, P = a, Ca = b, F = 2b

Right:

Na = c, F = c, Ca = 3d, P = 2d

To get the same number of atoms of each element on both sides, we would have

3a = c

a = 2d

b = 3d

2b = c

If we let d = 1, we get a = 2, b = 3, and c = 6, so the balanced equation is

2 Na₃P + 3 CaF₂ → 6 NaF + Ca₃P₂

User Nishant Jani
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