H2SO3+Ca(OH)2=???+H2
((Complete and balance the equation))

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H2SO3+Ca(OH)2=???+H2
((Complete and balance the equation))

jwheele1 · Answer

one sec

jwheele1 · Answer

H2SO3+Ca(OH)2=???+H2

2    H          2
1    S          0
3    O         3
1    Ca         0
2    (OH)         0
2    H            2

jwheele1 · Answer

start with that

anonymous · Answer

@jwheele1 what? Sorry, I dont understand

jwheele1 · Answer

well all i did was tell you how many of each element or polyatomic ion were on each side.  I can help you balance it but i dont know how to fill in the question mark part  =(

anonymous · Answer

oh i see, thanks anyway

jfraser · Answer

H2SO3 is sulfurous acid, Ca(OH)2 is calium hydroxide, a base. A reaction between an acid and base always produces water and some kind of salt. the H+ from the acid and the OH- from the base form water. The other product will be some combination of calcium (+2) and sulfite (-2). Balancing comes after getting the reactants and products correct first.

anonymous · Answer

CaSO4.

jwheele1 · Answer

H2SO3+Ca(OH)2=CaSO4+H2

2    H          2
1    S          1
3    O         4
1    Ca         1
2    (OH)         0
2    H            2

jwheele1 · Answer

Now, you can balance

jwheele1 · Answer

That cant be right becaus there is no OH on the right side....or did you break it up somehow?

jfraser · Answer

Along with the H+ ion, the hydroxide goes into making water. H_2O and H-OH are the same thing

jfraser · Answer

CaSO3, not CaSO4. calcium sulfITE is the product, not calcium sulfATE

anonymous · Answer

sorry .

jwheele1 · Answer

okey dokey...like i mentioned earlier...I am NO chemist, lol