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Hey guys. I put this equation in the balancer. But it didn't work. Could you help me out ASAP?

H⁺+HgS+CI^-+NO^3- ----> HgCl₄^2-+S+NO+H₂O

monkey wrote:Hey guys. I put this equation in the balancer. But it didn't work. Could you help me out ASAP?

H⁺+HgS+CI^-+NO^3- ----> HgCl₄^2-+S+NO+H₂O

First you have enetered Cl as C(carbon) and l(iodine), and the second is that you most probably want NO₃^- instead of NO^3-:
H⁺ + HgS + Cl^- + NO₃^- = HgCl₄^-2 + S + NO + H₂O
After these fixes there are no problem to balance this equation
8 H⁺ + 3 HgS + 12 Cl^- + 2 NO₃^- = 3 HgCl₄^-2 + 3 S + 2 NO + 4 H₂O