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s0tap0p
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Help!! I can't figure out balancing a long equation

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I can't figure out how to balance this equation because of the Hydrate.

Al + KOH + H2SO4 + H2O ---> KAl(SO4)2 * 12H2O + H2
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Re: Help!! I can't figure out balancing a long equation

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s0tap0p wrote:I can't figure out how to balance this equation because of the Hydrate.

Al + KOH + H2SO4 + H2O ---> KAl(SO4)2 * 12H2O + H2
You should enter it as:
Al + KOH + H2SO4 + H2O = KAl(SO4)2(H2O)12 + H2
in the balancer
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