Is this the balanced chemical equation for reaction between NaBr and H2SO4?
H2SO4 + NaBr ---> HBr + NaHSO4
That is one equation and it is balanced. A more likely reaction, especially with an excess of H2SO4, is
H2SO4 + 2NaBr ==> 2HBr + Na2SO4.
No, that is not the balanced chemical equation for the reaction between NaBr and H2SO4. The correct balanced equation is:
2 HBr + Na2SO4 ---> Na2SO4 + 2 H2O
To determine whether the given chemical equation is balanced, we need to check whether the number of atoms for each element is the same on both sides of the equation.
On the left side, we have:
- Hydrogen (H): 2 atoms from H2SO4 and 1 atom from NaBr = 2 + 1 = 3 atoms
- Sulfur (S): 1 atom from H2SO4
- Oxygen (O): 4 atoms from H2SO4
- Sodium (Na): 1 atom from NaBr
- Bromine (Br): 1 atom from NaBr
On the right side, we have:
- Hydrogen (H): 1 atom from HBr and 1 atom from NaHSO4 = 1 + 1 = 2 atoms
- Sulfur (S): 1 atom from NaHSO4
- Oxygen (O): 4 atoms from NaHSO4
- Sodium (Na): 1 atom from NaHSO4
- Bromine (Br): 1 atom from HBr
As we can see, the number of atoms for each element is not the same on both sides of the equation, so the equation is not balanced.
To balance the equation, we need to adjust the coefficients in front of the compounds. By doing so, we can make sure that the number of atoms for each element is equal on both sides.
The balanced chemical equation for the reaction between NaBr and H2SO4 is:
H2SO4 + 2NaBr ---> 2HBr + Na2SO4
By multiplying the NaBr compound and the HBr product by 2, and the NaHSO4 product by 1, we balance the equation, ensuring that the number of atoms for each element is the same on both sides.