Question

what is the sum of the coefficients in the balanced net ionic equation when hydrochloric acid and sodium acetate react

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Just to add on,\[HCl + NaC_2H_3O_2 \rightarrow NaCl + HC_2H_3O_2\]\[H^+ + Cl^- + Na^+ + C_2H_3O_2^- \rightarrow Cl^- + Na^+ + HC_2H_3O_2 \]\[H^+ + C_2H_3O_2^- \rightarrow HC_2H_3O_2\]The net ionic is already balanced, the coefficients in each reactant/product is 1, so the total is 3.