look at the atomic number using the periodic table. The Atomic number equals the amount of protons and the amount of protons equals the amount of electrons
Yes. In a homogeneous mixture the hydrogen and oxygen are not chemically combined; in water vapor, they are. You can separate a homogeneous mixture of hydrogen and oxygen by physical means, such as by cooling the mixture until the oxygen liquefies. If you cool water vapor you're just going to get liquid water and then ice - not two separate substances. That's because compounds can only be separated into their elements by chemical means.
Alpha particles have a charge of +2 and a mass of 4
Gamma rays have a charge of 0 and a mass of 0
Neutrons have a charge of 0 and a mass of 1
Beta positrons have a charge of +1 and a mass of 0
Balancing means there are equal amount of molecules on each side, both reactant and products. This is a method I like to do.
Under, I count how many molecules are in each side.
Cr2O3+Mg -->Cr + MgO
Cr: 2 1
O: 3 1
Mg: 1 1
Let's guess and make the number of oxygens equal on both sides.
Cr2O3+Mg -->Cr + 3MgO
Cr: 2 1
O: 3 3 EQUAL
Mg: 1 3
See what we did there? We multiplied the MgO on the products side by 3 so we can have 3 oxygens. Now let's multiply the Mg on the reactants by three so Mg AND O can be equal.
Cr2O3+3Mg -->Cr + 3 MgO
Cr: 2 1
O: 3 3 EQUAL
Mg: 3 3 EQUAL
Finally, we just need to multiply the loner Cr in the products side by two to make it equal for all elements.
Cr2O3+3Mg -->2Cr + 3 MgO
