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Balance the following skeletal equation: As2O3 + SnCl2 + HCl -------------> SnCl4 + As + H2O. |
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Answer» The skeletal equation is: As2O3 + SnCl2 + HCl -------> SnCl4 + As + H2O Balancing arsenic and oxygen atoms by multiplying As by 2 and H2O by 3 As2O3 + SnCl2 + HCl ---------> SnCl4 + 2As +3 H2O Multiplying HCl by 6 to balance H atoms As2O3 + SnCl2 +6 HCl ---------> SnCl4 + 2As +3 H2O To balance chlorine atoms, multiply SnCl2 and SnCl4 both by 3. As2O3 +3SnCl2 + 6HCl --------> 3SnCl4 + 2As +3 H2O |
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