_Mg + _HCL = _MgCl2 + H2
Separate the terms on each side:
_Mg + _HCl = _MgCl2 + H2
Mg- 1 Mg-1
H-1 H-2
Cl-1 Cl-2
Mg is balanced on both sides so move on to the next (put a 1 in the space).
1Mg
There are two H's and two Cl's on the results side, so to balance the equation put a 2 as a coefficient for HCl and it'll all balance out.
2HCl
Balamced equation will be:
1Mg + 2HCL = 1MgCl2 + H2
Empirical formula is the simplest ratio of components making up a compound.
The percentage composition of each element has been given
therefore the mass present of each element in 100 g of compound is
B N H
mass 40.28 g 52.20 g 7.53 g
number of moles
40.28 g / 11 g/mol 52.20 g / 14 g/mol 7.53 g / 1 g/mol
= 3.662 mol = 3.729 mol = 7.53 mol
divide the number of moles by the least number of moles, that is 3.662
3.662 / 3.662 3.729 / 3.662 7.53 / 3.662
= 1.000 = 1.018 = 2.056
the ratio of the elements after rounding off to the nearest whole number is
B : N : H = 1 : 1 : 2
therefore empirical formula for the compound is B₁N₁H₂
that can be written as BNH₂
The alkali metals are first column, alkali earth 2nd, halogens 2nd to last, and noble gases last. Hope it helps!
Covalent bonds formed when two atoms share an electron, as opposed to an Ionic bond where one atom takes an electron(or two) from another atom.