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Question 16 of 30 What is the balanced form of the chemical equation shown below? Na_(2)SO_(4)(aq)+Sr(NO_(3))_(2)(aq)arrow SrSO_(4)(s)+NaNO_(3)(aq) A. NaSO_(4)(aq)+SrNO_(3)(aq)arrow SrSO_(4)(s)+NaNO_(3)(aq) B Na_(2)SO_(4)(aq)+Sr(NO_(3))_(2)(aq)arrow SrSO_(4)(s)+NaNO_(3)(aq) c Na_(2)SO_(4)(aq)arrow SrSO_(4)(s)+2NaNO_(3)(aq) D. Na_(2)SO_(4)(aq)+2Sr(NO_(3))_(2)(aq)arrow 2SrSO_(4)(s)+2NaNO_(3)(aq)
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Graham
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### B.
Explanation
## Step1: Identify the reactants and products### Reactants:
and
### Products:
and
## Step2: Count the number of each type of atom on both sides of the equation###
: 2 Na atoms on the reactant side, 1 Na atom on the product side###
: 1 S atom on both sides###
: 4 + 6 = 10 O atoms on the reactant side, 4 + 3 = 7 O atoms on the product side###
: 1 Sr atom on both sides###
: 2 N atoms on the reactant side, 1 N atom on the product side## Step3: Balance the equation by adjusting coefficients### To balance Na and N, we need 2 units of
on the product side ## Step4: Construct the balanced equation### The balanced chemical equation is