Balance the following reaction equation: {eq}Na_2CO_3(aq) + CoCl_2(aq) \to NaCl(aq) + CoCO_3(s) {/eq}
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Balance the following reaction equation: {eq}Na_2CO_3(aq) + CoCl_2(aq) \to NaCl(aq) + CoCO_3(s) {/eq}
Balancing Chemical Equations:
Coefficients are numbers added to chemical terms that multiply the atoms of in the chemical that the coefficient is attached to. When balancing, we only manipulate coefficients and we do not modify subscripts.
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{eq}\rm Na_2CO_3(aq) + CoCl_2(aq) \to NaCl(aq) + CoCO_3(s) {/eq}
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Chapter 9 / Lesson 1Balancing chemical equations is possible because of the law of conservation of matter. Understand how to balance chemical equations step by step with examples.