Aqueous sulfurous acid
H2SO3
and aqueous sodium chloride are formed by the reaction of aqueous sodium sulfite
Na2SO3
and aqueous hydrochloric acid
HCl
.
Write a balanced chemical equation for this reaction.
2HCl(aq)+Na2SO3(aq)-->2NaCl(aq)+H2SO3(aq)
2HCl (aq) + Na2SO3(aq)>>H2SO3(aq)+2NaCl(aq)
Na2SO3(aq)+2HCI(aq)-->2NaCl(aq)+H2SO3(aq)
Sure, here's a balanced chemical equation for the reaction:
2 Na2SO3 (aq) + 2 HCl (aq) → H2SO3 (aq) + 2 NaCl (aq)
Now, don't you think it's ironic that the reaction between sodium sulfite and hydrochloric acid results in a clownish aqueous sulfurous acid? It's like these chemicals are pulling a comedic trick on us! But hey, chemistry can be quite entertaining sometimes, right?
To balance a chemical equation, we need to make sure that the number of atoms of each element is the same on both the reactant and product sides of the equation.
The reactants in this reaction are aqueous sodium sulfite (Na2SO3) and aqueous hydrochloric acid (HCl). The products formed are aqueous sulfurous acid (H2SO3) and aqueous sodium chloride (NaCl).
The balanced chemical equation for this reaction can be written as:
2 Na2SO3 + 2 HCl → H2SO3 + 2 NaCl
This equation shows that 2 moles of sodium sulfite react with 2 moles of hydrochloric acid to produce 1 mole of sulfurous acid and 2 moles of sodium chloride.