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Balancing an Equation
« on: December 23, 2009, 09:22:48 AM »
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Re: Balancing an Equation
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2009, 10:12:56 AM »
 Not true - you have two hydrogen at water molecule and charges are not balanced
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Re: Balancing an Equation
« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2009, 10:23:53 AM »
but once i make 2 the coefficient for H+ the charges ARE balanced

but that doesn't change hte coefficients for Ce
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Re: Balancing an Equation
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2009, 10:43:04 AM »
Quote from: positiveion on December 23, 2009, 10:23:53 AM
but once i make 2 the coefficient for H+ the charges ARE balanced

No.

LHS = -2 +4
RHS = -2 +2*(+1) +3
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