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    Jul 23, 2009, 10:30 PM
    how do I balance these equations
    How do I balance:
    1. nitric acid and sulfur react to produce nitrogen dioxide, sulfuric acid, and water.
    2. phosphorous, nitric acid , and water react to produce nitrogen monoxide and phosphoric acid.
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    Jul 26, 2009, 08:41 AM

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    Count the number of each element on each side, so that there is the same number of them on each side. This gives you:



    And, for the second one, it's strange... I always come up with one extra oxygen on the right hand side... maybe the question was phosphorous acid instead of phosphoric acid:
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