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OpenStudy (stuck-help):

can anyone help balencing equations in the comments

OpenStudy (stuck-help):

hold on i meesed up

OpenStudy (stuck-help):

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OpenStudy (stuck-help):

@Michele_Laino

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

is your reaction, like this: \[\Large {\text{Zn + H}}{{\text{C}}_{\text{2}}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}} \to {\text{Zn}}\left( {{\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}}{\text{COOH}}} \right){\text{ + }}{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}\]

OpenStudy (stuck-help):

\[Zn+HC _{4}H _{3}O _{2}\rightarrow ZN(cH _{3}Coo)_{2}+H _{2}\]

OpenStudy (stuck-help):

so no H after Coo

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

sorry, I understand: \[\Large {\text{Zn + H}}{{\text{C}}_{\text{4}}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}} \to {\text{Zn}}{\left( {{\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}}{\text{COO}}} \right)_{\text{2}}}{\text{ + }}{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}\]

OpenStudy (stuck-help):

ok yes that is it

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

please wait I'm working on your question...

OpenStudy (stuck-help):

ok thanks

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

I'm very sorry, I don't know how to balance such chemical reaction

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

@chmvijay please can you help here?

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

@jigglypuff314 please can you help here?

jigglypuff314 (jigglypuff314):

to my knowledge on how to balance equations, I don't believe it is possible... on the left you have 1 Zn 4 H 4 C 2 O and on the right you have 1 Zn 8 H 4 C 4 O because of how they are connected to each other, no matter what coefficients you try to add, it won't even out :-/ I can't help, sorry.

jigglypuff314 (jigglypuff314):

wait... please recheck that is the correct equation? \[\Large {\text{Zn + H}}{{\text{C}}_{\text{4}}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}} \to {\text{Zn}}{\left( {{\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}}{\text{COO}}} \right)_{\text{2}}}{\text{ + }}{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}\]

OpenStudy (stuck-help):

wait it is not that first 4 is suppose to be a 2

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