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How to Balance:

Word equation: Calcium hydroxide + Sulfuric acid → Calcium sulfate + Water

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

Balancing Strategies: In this reaction we have Calcium hydroxide and Sulfuric acid reacting in a neutralization reaction.

Be sure to count all of the Hydrogen atoms on the reactants side 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).
Never change the subscripts (the small numbers after elements).