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Write the word equations below as chemical equations and balance:

Potassium metal and chlorine gas combine to form potassium chloride.

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Write the word equations below as chemical equations and balance:

Potassium metal and chlorine gas combine to form potassium chloride.

anonymous · Answer

what you need to do is see what the formal charge that carried on potassium metal and chlorine gas then give them enough to balance out and make potassium chloride. for example Cu^+2 and Cl^-1 so the compound is CuCl_2 because you need two Cl to take that +2 copper carries

anonymous · Answer

Thats the thing man, i don't understand... Like i know you have to replace them to make them balance but it's just so complicated...

anonymous · Answer

ill look up potassium real quick

anonymous · Answer

i have a periodic table !

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

you need the +1 and -1 to cancel so you only need 1 Cl unlike......

anonymous · Answer

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