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Balancing equations No2. - Balancing equations made easy. Here is an equation that needs to be balanced:. KNO 3. KNO 2 + O 2. Step 1: list all the elements neatly under the arrow. K N O. Here is an equation that needs to be balanced:. KNO 3. KNO 2 + O 2. K N O.
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Balancing equationsNo2 - Balancing equations made easy
Here is an equation that needs to be balanced: • KNO3 KNO2 + O2 Step 1: list all the elements neatly under the arrow K N O
Here is an equation that needs to be balanced: • KNO3 KNO2 + O2 K N O Now add up how many K N and O you have on each side
Here is an equation that needs to be balanced: • KNO3 KNO2 + O2 1 K N O Now add up how many K N and O you have on each side
Here is an equation that needs to be balanced: • KNO3 KNO2 + O2 1 1 K N O Now add up how many K N and O you have on each side
Here is an equation that needs to be balanced: • KNO3 KNO2 + O2 1 1 K N O Now add up how many K N and O you have on each side
Here is an equation that needs to be balanced: • KNO3 KNO2 + O2 1 1 K N O 1 Now add up how many K N and O you have on each side
Here is an equation that needs to be balanced: • KNO3 KNO2 + O2 1 1 K N O 1 1 Now add up how many K N and O you have on each side
Here is an equation that needs to be balanced: • KNO3 KNO2 + O2 1 1 K N O 1 1 Now add up how many K N and O you have on each side
Here is an equation that needs to be balanced: • KNO3 KNO2 + O2 1 1 K N O 1 1 3 Now add up how many K N and O you have on each side
Here is an equation that needs to be balanced: • KNO3 KNO2 + O2 1 1 K N O 1 1 2 + 2 = 4 3 Now add up how many K N and O you have on each side
Here is an equation that needs to be balanced: • KNO3 KNO2 + O2 1 1 K N O 1 1 3 4 K and N are fine BUT O is not balanced
Here is an equation that needs to be balanced: • KNO3 KNO2 + O2 1 1 K N O 1 1 3 4 We need more O on the left hand side We only want 1 more O BUT we can only have 1KNO3, or 2KNO3 or 3KNO3
Here is an equation that needs to be balanced: • KNO3 KNO2 + O2 1 1 K N O 1 1 3 4 Lets see what happens if we have 2KNO3 on the left
Here is an equation that needs to be balanced: Lets see what happens if we have 2KNO3 on the left • 2KNO3 KNO2 + O2 1 K N O 1 4
Here is an equation that needs to be balanced: Lets see what happens if we have 2KNO3 on the left • 2KNO3 KNO2 + O2 2 1 K N O 1 4
Here is an equation that needs to be balanced: Lets see what happens if we have 2KNO3 on the left • 2KNO3 KNO2 + O2 2 1 K N O 1 2 4
Here is an equation that needs to be balanced: Lets see what happens if we have 2KNO3 on the left • 2KNO3 KNO2 + O2 2 1 K N O 1 2 4 2 x 3 = 6
Here is an equation that needs to be balanced: Lets see what happens if we have 2KNO3 on the left • 2KNO3 KNO2 + O2 2 1 K N O 1 2 4 6 OK, that looks like we might be able to balance it up on the RIGHT side now On the RIGHT we now need 1extra K, 1 extra N and 2 extra O Can you see how?
Try 2KNO2 on the right: • 2KNO3 2 KNO2 + O2 2 K N O 2 6
2KNO3 2 KNO2 + O2 2 K N O 2 2 6
2KNO3 2 KNO2 + O2 2 K N O 2 2 2 6
2KNO3 2 KNO2 + O2 2 K N O 2 2 2 2 x 2 + 2 = 6 6
2KNO3 2KNO2 + O2 2 K N O 2 2 2 6 6 That is balanced!!!!!