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Chemistry Help!

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fragglemuffin
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Can someone who knows how to balance reactions PLEASE balance this:
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Na2CO3 +HC2H3O2 ---> CO2 + H2O + NaCl


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Mar 2 2008 3:40PM
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fragglemuffin
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shit....all the #s on there are supposed to be subscripts, but for some reason they didnt show up...thanks in advance for any help
Mar 2 2008 3:42PM
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fragglemuffin
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+++Karma for whoever can help me...i need this for a lab that determines my quarter grade and i have no idea how to balance
Mar 2 2008 3:47PM
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honeydip
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Na2CO3 +HC2H3O2 ---> CO2 + H2O + NaCl

ummm this doesnt make any sense cuz the product of NaCl. where did the Cl come from lol??
Mar 2 2008 3:55PM
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Tinga
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yeah you must have copied it down wrong
Mar 2 2008 4:00PM
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fragglemuffin
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nope...thats exactly what my teacher gave me....the NaCl is dissolved in the water if that helps
Mar 2 2008 4:46PM
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freezed
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you can't balance that equation because there is no Cl on the reactants side.
Mar 2 2008 4:49PM
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Arabian.
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Na2CO3 +HC2H3O2 ---> CO2 + H2O + NaCl

Doesn't make any sense. Maybe your teacher copied it down wrong or you did.
You can't have a product of Sodium Chloride without chlorine ever being in the equation in the first place.

Mar 2 2008 6:28PM
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Tucks
Posts: 2120 - Karma: 161
Just put NR and if your teacher is cool like mine he'll be fine with it
Mar 2 2008 6:32PM
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nicholls
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maybe its magic and your teacher is a witch
Mar 2 2008 6:57PM
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anxju
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just say

"this equation cannot be balanced due to the fact that a female teacher made it up"

if youre teacher is not a woman, say

"this equation cannot be balanced because a snowboarder took my chlorine from the reactants
Mar 2 2008 7:00PM
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