Question

H2SO4 + Ba(OH)2à BaSO4 + H2O is an unbalanced chemical equation. What is the coefficient for sulfuric acid (H2SO4) when this equation is balanced?

Answer 1

H₂SO₄ + Ba(OH)₂ -----> BaSO₄ + 2H₂O

Coefficient for sulfuric acid: 1

Answer 2

Answer: Coefficient for sulphuric acid is 1.

Explanation:

According to the law of conservation of mass, mass can neither be created nor be destroyed. Thus the mass of products has to be equal to the mass of reactants. The number of atoms of each element has to be same on reactant and product side. Thus chemical equations are balanced.

When an acid reacts with the base then it undergoes neutralization to form a salt and water.

The balanced reaction will be,

$H_2SO_4+Ba(OH)_2\rightarrow BaSO_4+2H_2O$

Thus coefficient for sulphuric acid is 1.