Balance the Equation:
Step 1: Given equation
Step 2: Method used for balancing the equation
Using the traditional method of balancing chemical equations. According to the method:
Step 3: Balancing the given equation
The given equation is:
Equation: | |
Reactant Side | Product Side |
2 Sulphur atoms | 1 Sulphur atom |
2 Hydrogen atoms | 2 Hydrogen atoms |
4 Oxygen atom | 3 Oxygen atoms |
First, the oxygen atoms are balanced. After balancing the equation becomes:
Then the sulfur and hydrogen atoms are balanced.
The updated equation is:
Equation: | |
Reactant Side | Product Side |
3 Sulphur atoms | 3 Sulphur atom |
4 Hydrogen atoms | 4 Hydrogen atoms |
8 Oxygen atom | 8 Oxygen atoms |
Since the number of all the atoms of the reacting elements are equal on both the reactant and product sides are equal, the equation is balanced.
Hence the balanced equation is: .