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‘Dilute Hydrochloric Acid is Added to Sodium Hydroxide’. Give a Word Equation and a Molecular Equation of the Same. is the Equation Written, a Balanced Equation. Give Reasons. - Chemistry

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‘Dilute hydrochloric acid is added to sodium hydroxide’. Give a word equation and a molecular equation of the same. Is the equation written, a balanced equation. Give reasons.

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Solution

Word equation:
\[\ce{Sodium hydroxide + hydrochloric acid -> sodium chloride + water}\]
Molecular equation:
\[\ce{NaOH + HCl -> NaCl + H2O}\]
No. of atoms of each element of reactant/s = No. of atoms of each element of product/s.
Therefore, the above equation is said to be a balanced equation.

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