When balancing a chemical equation do the subscripts move with the element or stay? would this example be right or wrong?

Ba (NO₃) ₂+Na₂SO₄⇒BaSO₄+Na₂ (NO₃) ₂

this already looks balanced so what am I doing wrong?

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Richard Davidson

8 July, 10:09

When balancing a chemical equation do the subscripts move with the element or stay? would this example be right or wrong?

Ba (NO₃) ₂+Na₂SO₄⇒BaSO₄+Na₂ (NO₃) ₂

this already looks balanced so what am I doing wrong?

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Charlie Skinner · Answer 1

Sodium Nitrate is written as NaNO (sub3) that is what is throwing you off in this equation.

Take the subscript of 2 off of the sodium in the products and give Sodium Nitrate a coefficient of 2 to balance the equation.

When balancing a chemical equation do the subscripts move with the element or stay? would this example be right or wrong?Ba (NO₃) ₂+Na₂SO₄⇒BaSO₄+Na₂ (NO₃) ₂this already looks balanced so what am I doing wrong?

When balancing a chemical equation do the subscripts move with the element or stay? would this example be right or wrong?

Ba (NO₃) ₂+Na₂SO₄⇒BaSO₄+Na₂ (NO₃) ₂

this already looks balanced so what am I doing wrong?