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Steps or process of balancing equations like barium chloride+potassium sulphate-->barium sulphate+potassium chloride.Explain.

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Step 1: To write the chemical reaction into chemical equation.
BaCl2+K2SO4BaSO4+KCl
Step 2: The total number of atoms of each element on the reactant side and the product side must be compared.

Elements Reactant side Product side
Ba 1 1
Cl 2 1
K 2 1
S 1 1
O 4 4


Cl and K atoms are not same on both sides.


Step: 3 Now, stoichiometric coefficients are added to molecules containing an element which has a different number of atoms in the reactant side and the product side.

The coefficient must balance the number of atoms on each side.
Add coefficient 2 in front of KCl, then equation becomes
BaCl2+K2SO4BaSO4+2KCl
Every element now has an equal number of atoms in the reactant and product side.Hence the reaction is balanced.


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