Question

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Show your work Write a balanced net ionic equation for the following reaction. H3PO4(aq) + Ca(OH)2(aq) Ca3(PO4)2(aq) + H2O(l)

Answer 1

@kelly226 can you help

Answer 2

I'll help :)

So you want to try and have the same number of each element on each side. This is a pretty tricky one. It looks like you have twice as many P on the right as on the left side. So try adding a 2 in front of H3PO4 on the left side as a starter!

Answer 3

This is really confussing for me
so now i have
2 H3PO4(aq) + Ca(OH)2(aq) Ca3(PO4)2(aq) + H2O(l)

Answer 4

If you're REALLY confused, you should start with easier questions, this one's pretty tricky. So good now try the same thing with Ca. You have 3 Ca on the right and 1 on the left.

Answer 5

So would i put the 2 in front of the Ca like this?
2 H3PO4(aq) + 2Ca(OH)2(aq) Ca3(PO4)2(aq) + H2O(l)
and btw there is no easier questions on the packet this is the only one like this

Answer 6

3* :) not 2 this time

Answer 7

So: 2 H3PO4(aq) + 3Ca(OH)2(aq) -> Ca3(PO4)2(aq) + H2O(l)

Now count your H's and O's on both sides and see if they're the same.

Answer 8

I think the Os are the same but are the Hs the same

Answer 9

So do it carefully.

2H3PO4 has 2*3 = 6 H and 2*4=8 O
3Ca(OH)2 has 3*2 = 6 H and 3*2 = 6 O
So the left side has 14 O and 12 H

Ca3(PO4)2 has 4*2 = 8 O
H2O has 2H and 1 O
So the right side has 9 O and 2 H

So the right side has way less Os and Hs. Can you figure out how to balance that out?

Answer 10

In order to balance it out i have to add 5 o and 10 H some how right

Answer 11

Exactly! How can you get that?

Answer 12

Hint: use H2O

Answer 13

could i add 5 to the H2O n the right end

Answer 14

Yes :) When you're adding 5 make sure you're adding 5 to 1. So the final thing should be 6H2O.

Answer 15

Yay :) so now I have 2 H3PO4(aq) + 3Ca(OH)2(aq) -> Ca3(PO4)2(aq) + 6H2O

Answer 16

That's the final answer! You can check it by counting everything of course.

I started with P and Ca because they're only present in one of the compounds on each side, so they're easier to balance. Try to do the same when working on other problems.

Answer 17

Thank You so much your a genious :) But what about earlier when they were un equal bc of 5 o and 10 H I added the 5 ut what about the 10

Answer 18

Kinda hard to understand you there :P But you added 5 H2O. So you added 5*2=10 H and 5 O. Exactly what you needed.

Answer 19

Ok I understand now thank you so much for your help

Answer 20

You are very welcome

Answer 21

That's what he wrote. Except an arrow instead of the = sign. It's a reaction, not an equation.

Answer 22

wait is there (aq) in the final equation?

Answer 23

@BluFoot is there (aq) in the final equation?

Answer 24

The states don't change when you balance the equation.

So 2 H3PO4(aq) + 3Ca(OH)2(aq) -> Ca3(PO4)2(aq) + 6H2O (l) is correct

Answer 25

oh ok thanks