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xyru
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Help with redox

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I need help getting this equation balanced through redox

H2O + Al + NH4ClO4 + H+ ->Al2O3 + NO + HCl + H2O + H+
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2 Al + 3 H2O=> Al2O3 + 6 H+ + 6 e- Oxidation
NH4+ + H2O => NO + 6 H+ + 5 e- Oxidation
ClO4- + 9 H+ + 8 e- => HCl + 4 H2O Reduction

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2 NH4ClO4 + 2 Al => 2 HCl +   Al2O3 + 2 NO + 3 H2O
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