Need help with balancing equation!!! NH4OH + H2SO4 = NH4SO3 + H2O?

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Need help with balancing equation!!! NH4OH + H2SO4 = NH4SO3 + H2O?

Can anyone please help me with this equation? NH4OH + H2SO4 = NH4SO3 + H2O. Thank you!

2007-01-11 03:14:54 · 3 answers · asked by Gapple 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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There seems to be a mistake in the original equation. It should be:
2NH4OH + H2SO4 --> (NH4)2SO4 + 2H2O

2007-01-11 03:54:23 · answer #1 · answered by LC 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

I think the compound on the right hand side of the equation is (NH4)2 SO3 since NH4 has a positive charge and SO3 has negative 2 charge

2NH4OH + H2SO4 = (NH4)2 SO3 + 2H2O

2007-01-11 11:33:25 · answer #2 · answered by Ivy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

hmm...this is a toughy....i think the first answer is missing one oxygen molecule...i have been working on this...and i would say this is an impossible reaction!!!!

2007-01-11 11:42:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋