Question

Barium chlorate (ba(clo3)2) breaks down to form barium chloride and oxygen. what is the balanced equation for this reaction? when counting atoms in parentheses, multiply all subscripts by the number outside the parentheses to get the number of atoms. bacl3(s) o2(
g. → bacl(s) cl2(
g. o2(
g. 2baocl3(s) → 2bacl(s) cl2(
g. o2(
g. ba(clo3)2(s) → bacl2(s) o2(
g. ba(clo3)2(s) → bacl2(s) 3o2(
g. 2ba(clo3)2(s) → bacl(s) 6o2(
g. ba(clo)2(s) → bacl2(s) o2(
g.

Answer 1

I think the correct answer should be Ba(ClO3)2 = BaCl2 + 3O2. In balancing chemical reactions, it important that the number of atoms of each element in each side of the reaction should be the same. Hope this answers the question. Have a nice day.

Answer 2

Answer;

Ba(ClO3)2(s) = BaCl2(s) + 3 O2(s)

Explanation;

The Law of Conservation of Mass states that matter cannot be created or destroyed. Thus, the mass of substances produced in a chemical reaction is always equal to the mass of reacting substances. Therefore, there is need to have the same number of each type of element on each side of a chemical equation.

Therefore we use the coefficients of products and reactants to balance the number of atoms of an element on both sides of a chemical equation.

The equation; Ba(ClO3)2(s) = BaCl2(s) + 3 O2(s), is balanced because there is equal number of each type of element on each side of a chemical equation.