If purple spheres represent iodine atoms, white spheres represent hydrogen atoms, and all the molecules are gases,
b. write a balanced equation for the reaction.

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If purple spheres represent iodine atoms, white spheres represent hydrogen atoms, and all the molecules are gases,

b. write a balanced equation for the reaction.

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Now, in this problem, we are told in the molecular diagram below the blue spheres represent nitrogen atoms. While the white spheres represent hydrogen atoms, we're asked to give the balanced equation for the reaction and note that all the molecules are gasses on the reactant side. Then we have one nitrogen shown in blue and attached to that, we have three hydrogens shown in white. This is the chemical formula for ammonia. On the product side, we have molecular nitrogen shown in blue and molecular hydrogen shown in white beginning with our reactants and counting up the number of molecules, we have four molecules of ammonia which is a gas, it goes to form. Then two molecules of nitrogen which is also a gas and six molecules of hydrogen, which is a gas. So we can simplify this equation by factoring a two out of all of our coefficients. When we do that, we get two ammonia, one nitrogen and three molecules of hydrogen. We're writing this equation to get our proper coefficients. We have two molecules of ammonia gas goes to form one molecule of nitrogen gas and three molecules of hydrogen gas. This equation then corresponds with answer. C thanks for watching. Hope this helped.

If purple spheres represent iodine atoms, white spheres represent hydrogen atoms, and all the molecules are gases,

b. write a balanced equation for the reaction.

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