I'm suppost to be turning chem word equations into skeleton equations. Am I doing it right?

1.aqueous barium nitrate reacts with sulfuric acid to yield a barium sulfate precipitate and nitric acid.
BaN(aq)+H2SO4(aq)->BaSO4(s)+HNO3(aq)

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1.aqueous barium nitrate reacts with sulfuric acid to yield a barium sulfate precipitate and nitric acid.
BaN(aq)+H2SO4(aq)->BaSO4(s)+HNO3(aq)

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Not too bad, except for the "BaN" (that's not a known compound).

Do it this way. First, write down the chemical formula for each of the reactants and products:

Barium nitrate =

Sulfuric Acid =

Barium Sulfate =

Then write and balance an equation.



Recognize that nitrate is , Barium is , sulfate is and hydrogen is . Once you recognize that all you're doing is changing these four ions around, it becomes trivial to balance the equation -- just balance the charges.