Homework Help: Chemistry

Posted by Derrick on Sunday, July 11, 2010 at 8:50pm.

I was getting restless to post these questions, so I decided to go ahead and post them.

Balance each of the following skeleton equations.

B) Na + F2 -> NaF

I balanced out this equation like this.

Na + F2 -> Na2F OR would I write it as

-> Na + F2 -> NaF2 , would the 2 go before the F, or after the F?

Chemistry - DrBob222, Sunday, July 11, 2010 at 10:08pm
Na + F2 -> NaF

I balanced out this equation like this.

Na + F2 -> Na2F OR would I write it as

-> Na + F2 -> NaF2 , would the 2 go before the F, or after the F?

Neither. Rule #1 when balancing equations; thou shalt not change the subscripts. Thou may change the coefficients ONLY.
2Na + F2 ==> 2NaF

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