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4.1 Exercise 3

Avg difficulty 2.5

Balance the following equations:

(a) PCl5(s)+H2O(l)⟶POCl3(l)+HCl(aq)\text{PCl}_{5} \left(s\right) + \text{H}_{2} \text{O} \left(l\right) \rightarrow \text{POCl}_{3} \left(l\right) + \text{HCl} \left(a q\right)

(b) Cu(s)+HNO3(aq)⟶Cu(NO3)2(aq)+H2O(l)+NO(g)\text{Cu} \left(s\right) + \text{HNO}_{3} \left(a q\right) \rightarrow \text{Cu} \left(\text{NO}_{3}\right)_{2} \left(a q\right) + \text{H}_{2} \text{O} \left(l\right) + \text{NO} \left(g\right)

(c) H2(g)+I2(s)⟶HI(s)\text{H}_{2} \left(g\right) + \text{I}_{2} \left(s\right) \rightarrow \text{HI} \left(s\right)

(d) Fe(s)+O2(g)⟶Fe2O3(s)\text{Fe} \left(s\right) + \text{O}_{2} \left(g\right) \rightarrow \text{Fe}_{2} \text{O}_{3} \left(s\right)

(e) Na(s)+H2O(l)⟶NaOH(aq)+H2(g)\text{Na} \left(s\right) + \text{H}_{2} \text{O} \left(l\right) \rightarrow \text{NaOH} \left(a q\right) + \text{H}_{2} \left(g\right)

(f) ( NH4 )2 Cr2O7(s)⟶Cr2O3(s)+N2(g)+H2O(g)\left(\right. \text{NH}_{4} \left.\right)_{2} \text{Cr}_{2} \text{O}_{7} \left(s\right) \rightarrow \text{Cr}_{2} \text{O}_{3} \left(s\right) + \text{N}_{2} \left(g\right) + \text{H}_{2} \text{O} \left(g\right)

(g) P4(s)+Cl2(g)⟶PCl3(l)\text{P}_{4} \left(s\right) + \text{Cl}_{2} \left(g\right) \rightarrow \text{PCl}_{3} \left(l\right)

(h) PtCl4(s)⟶Pt(s)+Cl2(g)\text{PtCl}_{4} \left(s\right) \rightarrow \text{Pt} \left(s\right) + \text{Cl}_{2} \left(g\right)

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