Answer:
Pb(NO₃)₂ + K₂CrO₄ ⟶ PbCrO₄ + 2KNO₃
Step-by-step explanation:
The unbalanced equation is
Pb(NO₃)₂ + K₂CrO₄ ⟶ PbCrO₄ + KNO₃
Notice that the complex groups like NO₃ and CrO₄ stay the same on each side of the equation.
One way to simplify the balancing is to replace them with a single letter.
(a) For example, let <em>X = NO₃</em> and <em>Y =CrO₄</em>. Then, the equation becomes
PbX₂ + K₂Y ⟶ PbY + KX
(b) You need 2X on the right, so put a 2 in front of KX.
PbX₂ + K₂Y ⟶ PbY + 2KX
(c) Everything is balanced. Now, replace X and Y with their original meanings. The balanced equation is
Pb(NO₃)₂ + K₂CrO₄ ⟶ PbCrO₄ + 2KNO₃
