Does anyone know how to balance this chemical equation? B2Br5 + HNO3 - B(NO3)3 + HBr. (The 2, 5, and 3's are all subscripts.) Please explain this to me!!! :(

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Does anyone know how to balance this chemical equation? B2Br5 + HNO3 -> B(NO3)3 + HBr. (The 2, 5, and 3's are all subscripts.) Please explain this to me!!! :(

wolfe8 · Answer

First you balance the B, then the Br then you should get the rest.

anonymous · Answer

Sorry I wrote the product side wrong, it's B(NO3)3 + HBr

anonymous · Answer

I'm confused about the the subscript inside the parenthesis and the one on the outside of the parenthesis. Do I just multiply 3 and 3 together?

wolfe8 · Answer

For the O, yes

wolfe8 · Answer

The paranthesis is because NO3 exist together as an anion.

anonymous · Answer

So the Nitrogen would equal 3 and the oxygen would equal 9?

wolfe8 · Answer

Yes

anonymous · Answer

|dw:1384736176480:dw| I got this..