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Write the balanced equation for the following reaction:

Sodium hydroxide reacts with calcium bromide to form calcium hydroxide and sodium bromide.


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2NaOH+CaBr2Ca(OH)2+2NaBr

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NaOH+CaBr2Ca(OH)2+NaBr

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NaOH+CaBrCa(OH)2+2NaBr

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2NaOH+CaBr2Ca(OH)2+NaBr2

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Solution

The correct option is A

2NaOH+CaBr2Ca(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+CaBr2Ca(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+CaBr2Ca(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+CaBr2Ca(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+CaBr2Ca(OH)2+2NaBr


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