Complete the balanced molecular chemical equation for the reaction below. If no reaction occurs, write NR after the reaction arr
ow. Pb ( N O ₃ ) ₂ (aq) + 2 K I (aq) → Pb I ₂ + 2 K N O ₃ ☐⁴⁻ ☐³⁻ ☐²⁻ ☐⁻ ☐⁺ ☐²⁺ ☐³⁺ ☐⁴⁺ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ☐₁ ☐₂ ☐₃ ☐₄ ☐₅ ☐₆ ☐₇ ☐₈ ☐₉ ☐₀ + ( ) → ⇌ (s) (l) (g) (aq) NR O K I N Pb Reset
To ensure the reaction is balanced, there has to be equal number of toms of each element present in both the reactant and product side of the reaction.
This leads us to;
Pb ( N O ₃ ) ₂ (aq) + 2 K I (aq) → Pb I ₂(s) + 2 K N O ₃(aq)