Balance each of the following by adding coefficients, and identify the type of reaction for each:
b.

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Balance each of the following by adding coefficients, and identify the type of reaction for each:

b.

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Hello. In this poem, we are asked to insert the correct coefficients to balance the hypothetical equation below and identify the type of reaction. We are given four possible answers. Answer A states, 1123 combination answer B states 1133, single displacement answer C states decomposition and answer D states 1133 double displacement. Looking at our equation, we are given things in terms of spheres. We have two red spheres on the reactant side and one on the product side, we have two blue spheres on the reactant side and two on the product side. And we have three purple spheres on the reactant side and one on the product side. So the blue spheres are already balanced. To balance the red spheres, we need to put a coefficient of two out in front of the one sphere. On the product side, we now have two red spheres on both sides. And to balance the purple spheres, we have three on the reactant side. So we need to put a coefficient of three out in front of the one sphere on the product side. And now we will put ones in our empty spaces, ones again, are generally understood. So we're looking for our answer that has 1123, this then allows us to eliminate answers B and D which have 1133 answers A and C, we have combination and decomposition. So a combination reaction is where we have two or more substances combining to form one substance and the decomposition is just the reverse of this. We have one substance breaking down to form two or more substances. So looking at what we have, we have a single substance that breaks down to form three simpler substances. So that then tells us that answer A is incorrect. And our correct answer then is answer C So this is a decomposition reaction and the coefficients are 1123. Thanks for watching. Hope this helped.

Balance each of the following by adding coefficients, and identify the type of reaction for each:
b.

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Balance each of the following by adding coefficients, and identify the type of reaction for each:
b.