Write the balanced equation for the following reaction:
Sodium hydroxide reacts with calcium bromide to form calcium hydroxide and sodium bromide.
2NaOH+CaBr2→Ca(OH)2+2NaBr
The chemical equation for the following reaction will be:
Sodium hydroxide + Calcium bromide ⟶ Calcium hydroxide + Sodium bromide.
Sodium hydroxide - NaOH, Calcium bromide - CaBr2, Calcium hydroxide - Ca(OH)2, Sodium bromide - NaBr
So the equation will be written as:
NaOH+CaBr2→Ca(OH)2+NaBr
Now to balance the equation we have to count the number of atoms on each side.
Number of Oxygen atoms on LHS - 1, Number of Oxygen atoms on RHS - 2
So we will multiply 2 on the reactant side to NaOH. So it will become;
2NaOH+CaBr2→Ca(OH)2+NaBr
Number of Na atoms on the reactant side: 2; Number of Na atoms on the product side: 1
So we will multiply 2 on the product side to NaBr. So it will become;
2NaOH+CaBr2→Ca(OH)2+2NaBr
Number of Hydrogen atoms on LHS - 2, Number of Hydrogen atoms on RHS - 2
Number of Calcium atoms on LHS - 1, Number of Calcium atoms on RHS - 1
Number of Bromine atoms on LHS - 2, Number of Bromine atoms on RHS - 2
Hence the equation is balanced.
2NaOH+CaBr2→Ca(OH)2+2NaBr