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Show all of your work on how to balance the following reactions. It would be best to write the answers on paper and then upload the document on to Canvas. 
 

Balance the following reaction. Show all steps and all work (4pts) 

____Li   +   ____Br2  →    ____ LiBr


Balance the following reaction. Show all steps and all work (4pts) 

____P   +   ____Cl2   →    ____PCl3


Balance the following reaction.  Show all steps and all work (4pts) 

____H2   +   ____SO2  →   ____H2S   +   ____H2O
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Answer 1

Explanation:

To balance the reactions given, we must understand that the principle to follow is the law of conservation of matter.

Based on this premise, the number of moles of species on the reactant and product side must be the same;

 

      Li   +   Br₂  →    LiBr

Put a,b and c as the coefficient of each species

   aLi  + bBr₂ → cLiBr

balancing Li;

       a  = c

 balancing Br;

        2b  = c

 let a  = 1;

       c  = 1

        b = $\frac{1}{2}$  

or a = 2, b = 1 , c = 2

        2Li   +   Br₂  →    2LiBr

        P   +   Cl₂  →    PCl₃

Using the same method;

      aP  + bCl₂ → cPCl₃

balancing P;

          a  = c

balancing Cl;

          2b  = 3c

let a = 1;

     c  = 1

      b  = $\frac{3}{2}$

 or

  a  = 2, b  = 3, c  = 2

    2P   +   3Cl₂  →    2PCl₃

iii,

   H₂   +   SO₂  →   H₂S   +   H₂O

use coefficients a,b,c and d;

    aH₂   +   bSO₂  →   cH₂S   +   dH₂O

balancing H;

    2a = 2c + 2d

balancing S;

     b  = c

balancing O

    2b  = d

 let b  = 1,

      c = 1

       d  = 2

    a  = 3

    3H₂   +   SO₂  →   H₂S   +   2H₂O