Balance the following equation:
Balanced chemical equation: A balanced chemical equation represent the equation in which the number of atom of each element is equal on both the reactant and product side.
Given reaction:
Balancing of chemical reaction:
Step 1: Writing the number of atoms on each reactant and product side
Element | Number of atoms on the reactant side | Number of atoms on the product side |
Al | 1 | 2 |
O | 3 | 4 |
H | 3 | 2 |
Aluminum (Al), Hydrogen (H), and Oxygen (O) are unbalanced in the above chemical reaction.
Step 2: Balancing of the Aluminium atoms
Multiply the Aluminium hydroxide by 2 on the reactant side.
Step 3: Balancing the other unbalanced atoms
Now, the Hydrogen and Oxygen atoms are unbalanced. So, multiply water on the product side by 3.
Element | Number of atoms on the reactant side | Number of atoms on the product side |
Al | 2 | 2 |
O | 6 | 6 |
H | 6 | 6 |
All the elements have an equal number of atoms.
Thus, the balanced chemical equation is .