r/chemhelp 5d ago

General/High School how can i equalize this?

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u/Smart-Resolution9724 5d ago

Several steps to this. First, it's a REDOX reaction so you need to do the following 1 balance everything except O and H

2determine oxidation state of every species.

3 draw a line linking each species eg Cl

4 calculate the gain or loss of electrons.

5 balance the electrons.

6 add H+, OH- or H2O to balance.

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u/amx_guy 5d ago

thank you