Equation not possible??

jackmsurfer · Post by **jackmsurfer** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 7:23 pm

I put in this equation on the equation balancer on this site (after trying it myself of course) and it said it was not possible but it was a problem in my chem text book so it either is possible in some way or they made a typo.

Na₂B₄O₇ + H₂SO₄ = H₃BO₃ + Na₂SO₄

here it is with the states if it might be linked to them in some way

Na₂B₄O₇(s) + H₂SO₄(aq) = H₃BO₃(s) + Na₂SO₄(aq)

again this is right out of a text book.
good luck

sharan · Post by **sharan** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 9:12 pm

Hey there you go states do tell you something about the nature of the reaction since H₂SO₄ is aquous, There is WATER present in the reaction means it is dissolved in water to make it aqueous so your reaction looks something like:
Na₂B₄O₇ + H₂SO₄ +5H₂O => 4H₃BO₃ + Na₂SO₄
Your book isnt correct because usually in these reactions water is ignored .. hope that make sense to youu !?!

-Sharan

jackmsurfer · Post by **jackmsurfer** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 1:47 pm

yeah that does make sense. i'll have to tell my teacher because she could not find a way to do it even after asking the other chem teachers. thanks

sharan · Post by **sharan** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:10 pm

Yeah lol you should tell your teacher!! but one typo in my answer i should have said your book isn't wrong lol since they just ingore water but the reaction proceeds in the similar way .. sorry !!

-Sharan