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How to Balance:

Word equation: Nitrogen dioxide + Water → Nitric acid + Nitrogen monoxide

Type of Chemical Reaction: For this reaction we have a chemical reaction.

Balancing Strategies: Be sure to count up all of the Oxygen atoms and Nitrogen atoms on each side of the equation. This is where people often make mistakes when balancing this equation.

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When balancing chemical equations our goal is to have the same number of each type of atom on both sides of the equation.

Only change the coefficients (these are the numbers in front substances).
Never change the subscripts (the small numbers after elements).