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Balance the following equations. NO_(3)^(-)+H_(2)StoHSO_(4)^(-)+NH_(4)^(+)

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Solution :Balancing the given equation by ion electron method in acidic medium :
Step 1. `NO_(3)^(-)+H_(2)StoHSO_(4)^(-)+NH_(4)^(+)`
Step `overset(+5-2)(NO_(3)^(-))+overset(+1-2)(H_(2)S)tooverset(+1+6-2)(HSO_(4)^(-))+overset(-3+1)(NH_(4)^(+))`
Step 3. `NO_(3)^(-)toNH_(4)^(+)` (reduction half reaction)
`H_(2)StoHSO_(4)^(-)` (OXIDATION half reaction)
Step 4. Balancing reduction half reaction :
`NO_(3)^(-)toNH_(4)^(+)+3H_(2)O` (balancing O atoms)
`NO_(3)^(-)+10H^(+)toNH_(4)^(+)+3H_(2)O` (balancing H atoms)
`NO_(3)^(-)+10^(+)+8e^(-)toNH_(4)^(+)+3H_(2)O` (balancing charge)
Balancing oxidation half reaction :
`H_(2)S+4H_(2)OtoH_(2)SO_(4)^(-)` (balancing O atoms)
`H_(2)S+4H_(2)OtoH_(2)SO_(4)^(-)+9H^(+)` (balancing H atoms)
`H_(2)S+4H_(2)OtoH_(2)SO_(4)^(-)+9H^(+)+8e^(-)` (balancing charge)
Step 5. `{:(NO_(3)^(-)+10H^(+)+8e^(-)toNH_(4)^(+)+3H_(2)O),(H_(2)S+4H_(2)OtoHSO_(4)^(-)+9H^(+)+8e^(-)),(bar(NO_(3)^(-)+H_(2)S+H^(+)+H_(2)OtoNH_(4)^(+)+HSO_(4)^(-))):}`
This is the FINAL balanced equation.


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