Balance the following chemical equations. HNO3+Ca(OH)2⟶Ca(NO3)2+H2O
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Solution
The equation in which the number of atoms of all the molecules is equal on both sides of the equation is known as a balanced chemical equation.
The Law of conservation of mass governs the balancing of a chemical equation.
According to this law, mass can neither be created nor be destroyed in a chemical reaction and obeying this law total mass of the elements or molecules present on the reactant side should be equal to the total mass of elements or molecules present on the product side.