hi can somebody please answer this question? because im looking at destroyer and wooow they are just so long!
is there ion balancing coefficients on the dat??
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I remember the questions you're talking about, and they confused me too.
I think you'll be safe just knowing how to fully balance normal reactions and redox reactions (the whole breaking the reaction into two thing, adding H and H2O, e-, etc thing); oh, and of course balance those Hess reactions.
However, I haven't taken the DAT, so perhaps you should sit down and try to fully understand what you saw in Destroyer. Though I imagine if you can do the above balancing, you can balance just about anything.
I think you'll be safe just knowing how to fully balance normal reactions and redox reactions (the whole breaking the reaction into two thing, adding H and H2O, e-, etc thing); oh, and of course balance those Hess reactions.
However, I haven't taken the DAT, so perhaps you should sit down and try to fully understand what you saw in Destroyer. Though I imagine if you can do the above balancing, you can balance just about anything.
I would really try to figure out those tough problems in destroyer. They may be frustrating and really tricky, but learning how to do those really difficult problems will give you the confidence you need for the real test.
If you put in the time with destroyer you will be pleasantly surprised that the real thing is quite a bit easier.
If you put in the time with destroyer you will be pleasantly surprised that the real thing is quite a bit easier.
Hey , I dont know if this will help you out but the quick easy way if I remember it is this
Step one) break down the reaction given to see whats being Oxidized or Reduced i.e. electrons gained and lost.
Step two) say we found that we have 2e- gained and 5e- lost, well now make it even multiply the things gained by 5 and the things lost by 2 meaning you add coefficients in front of things balancing them and the e- at the same time.
Step three) Add H+ and H20's on whatever side to balance out O's and H's left over.
Im sorry if that didnt make sense thats just how I was taught how and its alot faster that the long way,
Step one) break down the reaction given to see whats being Oxidized or Reduced i.e. electrons gained and lost.
Step two) say we found that we have 2e- gained and 5e- lost, well now make it even multiply the things gained by 5 and the things lost by 2 meaning you add coefficients in front of things balancing them and the e- at the same time.
Step three) Add H+ and H20's on whatever side to balance out O's and H's left over.
Im sorry if that didnt make sense thats just how I was taught how and its alot faster that the long way,
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