Question

What is the chemical name for the balanced equation? 2Al+3Pb(NO3)2=2Al(NO3)3+3Pb​

Answer 1

• The chemical name for reactant side:

                  Al - Aluminium, Pb(NO3)2 -  Lead(II) nitrate.

• The chemical name for product side:

                  Al(NO3)3 - Aluminium nitrate, Pb - lead.

Explanation:

• This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:

                       3 $Pb^{II}$ + 6 e- → 3 $Pb^{o}$ (reduction)

                       2 $Al^{o}$ - 6 e- → 2 $Al^{III}$ (oxidation)

Pb(NO3)2 is an oxidizing agent, Al is a reducing agent.

• Reactants:                              

                                    Al uminium

              Names: Aluminum, Aluminium powder,  Al

              Appearance: Silvery-white-to-grey powder, Silvery-white,  

                                      malleable, ductile, odorless metal.

                             Pb(NO3)2 – Lead(II) nitrate

              Other names: Lead nitrate, Plumbous nitrate, Lead dinitrate

              Appearance: White colorless crystals,  White or colorless crystals

• Products:

                            Al(NO3)3 – Aluminium nitrate

              Other names: Nitric Aluminum salt, Aluminum nitrate,

                                       Aluminium(III) nitrate

              Appearance: White crystals, solid | hygroscopic

                                   Pb  - lead

              Names: Lead, Lead metal, Plumbum

              Appearance: Bluish-white or silvery-grey solid in various forms.

                                     Turns tarnished on exposure to air. A heavy, ductile,

                                     soft, gray solid.