The document provides tips for balancing chemical equations:
1) Only change coefficients, not subscripts.
2) Balance polyatomic ions as a whole.
3) Balance the most abundant element first, excluding hydrogen and oxygen.
4) Then balance other elements, also excluding hydrogen and oxygen.
5) Finally, balance oxygen and hydrogen, starting with whichever is in a compound state.
The document provides tips for balancing chemical equations:
1) Only change coefficients, not subscripts.
2) Balance polyatomic ions as a whole.
3) Balance the most abundant element first, excluding hydrogen and oxygen.
4) Then balance other elements, also excluding hydrogen and oxygen.
5) Finally, balance oxygen and hydrogen, starting with whichever is in a compound state.
The document provides tips for balancing chemical equations:
1) Only change coefficients, not subscripts.
2) Balance polyatomic ions as a whole.
3) Balance the most abundant element first, excluding hydrogen and oxygen.
4) Then balance other elements, also excluding hydrogen and oxygen.
5) Finally, balance oxygen and hydrogen, starting with whichever is in a compound state.