Question

i need an explanation for this balancing please!

Answer 1

@thomaster can you help me understand something about this equation..im kind of confused

Answer 2

@aaronq where did the 6 come from?

Answer 3

it came from the Sn(OH)6 on the other side

Answer 4

also the S3 and the 2 outside the SnS3

Answer 5

yeah but it was not there originally

Answer 6

youre balancing it though, so that 6 is the factor you would use to balance it

Answer 7

why not 2 instead?

Answer 8

for the OH

Answer 9

because you have 6 OH's not 2

Answer 10

but somehow the ^above is the balanced

Answer 11

the first post

Answer 12

right. now look at the other side (right) theres Sn(OH)6 with 6 OH's

Answer 13

but i feel like the 6 came out of nowhere with the original equation @aaronq

Answer 14

it didnt come out nowhere, it came from the products

Answer 15

this is the original equation..... how would you balance this?