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  • May 25, 2009, 09:09 AM
    RoisinDubh
    write a complete balanced skeleton chemical reaction equation from words
    1.) Tin foil will oxidize when exposed to oxygen forming tin (II) oxide.
    2.) When solid potassium is added to water, hydrogen gas and aqueous potassium hydroxide are produced.
    3.) Solid calcium hydrogen carbonate reacts with hydrochloric acid to produce aqueous calcium chloride, water, and carbon dioxide gas.
    4.) Mercury (II) Bromide decomposes into its elements when treated with electricity.

    I would really appreciate some help, for my chemistry honors teacher did not teach us how to do this, but yet he put this on the final exam.:confused:
    Thank you.:D
  • May 25, 2009, 11:31 AM
    Perito
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    1.) Tin foil will oxidize when exposed to oxygen forming tin (II) oxide.
    Tin foil is... drumroll... tin! (actually, a lot of "tin" foil is aluminum foil).
    tin: Sn
    Oxygen: O2
    Tin(II) Oxide: SnO



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    2.) When solid potassium is added to water, hydrogen gas and aqueous potassium hydroxide are produced.
    Solid potassium: K
    Water: H2O
    Hydrogen gas: H2
    Potassium Hydroxide: KOH



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    3.) Solid calcium hydrogen carbonate reacts with hydrochloric acid to produce aqueous calcium chloride, water, and carbon dioxide gas.
    Calcium Hydrogen Carbonate: Ca(HCO3)2
    Hydrochloric acid: HCl
    Calcium Chloride: CaCl2
    Water: H2O
    Carbon dioxide: CO2



    I'll let you balance the equation.

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    4.) Mercury (II) Bromide decomposes into its elements when treated with electricity.
    Mercury(II) Bromide: HgBr2
    "Its elements:" Hg (mercury), Br2 (bromine)



    If you're in an honors chemistry class, I think these are fairly simple problems.

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