Balancing CuCl2 + NaOH → Cu(OH)2 + NaCl

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How to Balance:

CuCl2 + NaOH → Cu(OH)2 + NaCl

Word equation: Copper (II) chloride + Sodium hydroxide → Copper (II) hydroxide + Sodium chloride

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

Balancing Strategies: For this equation we have a double displacement reaction. In this reaction the copper atom switches places with the sodium atom.

It's helpful to count the hydroxide ion (OH) up as one item since we have it on both sides of the 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).
Coefficients are the numbers in front of the molecule.
Never change the subscripts (the small numbers after elements).
Coefficients are the numbers in front of the molecule.

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