Waste water from certain industrial chemical processes contains aqueous ions. Since the mercury ion is toxic, it is removed from the waste water by reaction with aqueous sodium sulfide. The products of the reaction are solid mercury( I ) sulfide and aqueous sodium ions.Write a balanced equation for this reaction

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abb0t · Answer

Hg + Na$_2$S$_{(aq)}$ $\rightarrow$

abb0t · Answer

You can finish it.

anonymous · Answer

I came up with Hg2+(aq)+2Na2(aq)=HgS(s)+4Na+(aq). Is that correct?

abb0t · Answer

Why do you have 4 Na$^+$?