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    MathMan Jr.
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    Chemistry Addition Problem?

    I got interested in this during my science class...

    How do you add molecules, mathematically?

    Try it on this example for reference:

    H2O + SO2 (a.k.a. I know that it equals H2SO4, but I don't know why.)

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    Well you can't just make whatever you want to while "adding" molecules. For instance 2H2O --> H2 + O2 is balanced, but it won't happen in real life without electrolysis, but that's another topic. Usually you're given a chemical equation i.e. H2O + SO2 --> H2SO4 , and you have to add coefficients to the different molecules to make there be equal amounts of each elements on both sides. That equation isn't balanced because there is 3 oxygen molecules on the left and 4 on the right. This is a horrible example because it cant be done in one equation. A "good" example is: NO + O2 --> NO2 as you can see, this equation isn't balanced because there are 3 atoms of oxygen on the left side and only 2 on the second. To balance it:
    2NO + O2 --> 2NO2

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    there's types of reactions

    single displacement
    synthesis
    double displacement
    combustion
    redox

    and many more

    which you can search up

 

 

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