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Balancing equations
Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 7:17 pm
by looflow
the caculator wont take this, can someone give me the asner, fast as possible please NaCI + F
2 = NaF + Cl
2 
Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 10:28 pm
by kzhang1025
okay the balanced form is
2NaCl+F2=2NaF+Cl2
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 12:36 am
by expert
The problem is in an incorrect writing of a chemical formula:
This is your version: NaCI + F2 = NaF + Cl2
This is the correct version: NaCl + F2 = NaF + Cl2
Both reactions look similar but the first will not balance while the second will. Guess what's the difference?
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:03 am
by expert
Not so. Try putting the following equations into the balancer
http://www.webqc.org/balance.php
First version: NaCI + F
2 = NaF + Cl
2
Seond version: NaCl + F
2 = NaF + Cl
2
The first is showing an error, but the second does work!
Guess why?