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paulrmasson
Oct 5, 2008, 03:26 PM
AgNO3 + KCl =?

ISneezeFunny
Oct 5, 2008, 07:47 PM
This is a double replacement reaction.

First figure out what the product is, and then work from there.

brittykitty
Oct 6, 2008, 08:58 AM
Its already balanced

ISneezeFunny
Oct 6, 2008, 07:28 PM
Actually brittykitty, it's not, as one must determine the final product, and then balance from there.

brittykitty
Oct 7, 2008, 06:55 AM
Yea but there's still nothing to balance when its put together

ISneezeFunny
Oct 7, 2008, 07:19 AM
Drat. You ruined it.

brittykitty
Oct 7, 2008, 07:33 AM
No I didn't. When I was learning to balance that confused the crap out of me. What exactly I'm balancing, am I balancing two of the elements are similar or not... anyway yea lol

brittykitty
Oct 7, 2008, 07:34 AM
Which clearly this person didn't know. Not to balance if the chemicals arnt similar, just put them together

Unknown008
Oct 7, 2008, 11:24 PM
Howdy!!

paulrmasson, you need to write the products first, then you balance it, K?