Answer:
Answer:
step 1:balance skeleton equation the chemical equation:
Zn +HNO3➔Zn(NO3)2+NO+H2O
step 2: identity undergoing oxidation or reduction
here
Zn➔Zn(NO3)2
Zn is oxidized from 0 to 2 in oxidation no.
HNO3➔NO
N is reduced from 5 to 2 in oxidation no
Step 3: calculate change in oxidation no.
change in oxidation no
in Zn=0-2=-2=2
in
N=5-2=3
Step 4: Balance it by doing crisscrossed multiplication
we get;
3Zn +2HNO3➔3Zn(NO3)2+2NO+H2O
step 6:Balance other atoms except H & O
3Zn +2HNO3➔3Zn(NO3)2+2NO+H2O
3Zn +2HNO3+6HNO3➔3Zn(NO3)2+2NO+H2O
finally: balance H
3Zn +8HNO3➔3Zn(NO3)2+2NO+4H2O
