ADAMSON UNIVERSITY

College of Engineering
Chemical Engineering Department
Manila

Computer Applications in ChE Lab

Tuesday / 2:00pm – 5:00pm

Section: 51120

Balancing Chemical Equations Using

Reduced Row Echilon Form (RREF)

Submitted by: Group 1

Agoto, Ariadna

Metran, Ma. Glorina Ivy

Padilla, Pretzel Jade

Submitted to:

Engr. Pinky Joy Janaban

Date of Submission: October 13, 2020

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 1. Given:

𝑁𝑎 + 𝐻2 𝑂 → 𝑁𝑎𝑂𝐻 + 𝐻2
𝑥1 𝑁𝑎 + 𝑥2 𝐻2 𝑂 → 𝑥3 𝑁𝑎𝑂𝐻 + 𝑥4 𝐻2

𝑥1 𝑥2 𝑥3 𝑥4 =0
𝑁𝑎: 𝑥1 = 𝑥3 𝑥1 +0𝑥2 −𝑥3 +0𝑥4 =0
𝐻: 2𝑥2 = 𝑥3 + 2𝑥4 0𝑥1 +2𝑥2 −𝑥3 −2𝑥4 =0
O: 𝑥2 = 𝑥3 0𝑥1 +𝑥2 −𝑥3 +0𝑥4 =0

Syntax Used:

Solution:

𝐿𝑒𝑡 𝑥4 = 𝟏

𝑥1 − 2(𝑥4 ) = 0 ; 𝒙𝟏 = 𝟐

𝑥2 − 2(𝑥4 ) = 0 ; 𝒙𝟐 = 𝟐

𝑥3 − 2(𝑥4 ) = 0 ; 𝒙𝟑 = 𝟐

𝒙𝟏 𝑁𝑎 + 𝒙𝟐 𝐻2 𝑂 → 𝒙𝟑 𝑁𝑎𝑂𝐻 + 𝒙𝟒 𝐻2

𝟐𝑁𝑎 + 𝟐𝐻2 𝑂 → 𝟐𝑁𝑎𝑂𝐻 + 𝟏𝐻2

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 2. Given:

𝐾𝐶𝐿𝑂3 → 𝐾𝐶𝐿 + 𝑂2
𝑥1 𝐾𝐶𝐿𝑂3 → 𝑥2 𝐾𝐶𝐿 + 𝑥3 𝑂2

𝑥1 𝑥2 𝑥3 𝑥4 =0
𝐾: 𝑥1 = 𝑥2 𝑥1 −𝑥2 +0𝑥3 +0𝑥4 =0
𝐶𝑙: 𝑥1 = 𝑥2 𝑥1 −𝑥2 +0𝑥3 +0𝑥4 =0
O: 3𝑥1 = 2𝑥3 3𝑥1 +0𝑥2 −2𝑥3 +0𝑥4 =0

Syntax used:

Solution:
𝐿𝑒𝑡 𝑥3 = 𝟑

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𝑥1 − (3) = 0 ; 𝒙𝟏 = 𝟐
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𝑥2 − (3) = 0 ; 𝒙𝟐 = 𝟐
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𝒙𝟏 𝐾𝐶𝐿𝑂3 → 𝒙𝟐 𝐾𝐶𝐿 + 𝒙𝟑 𝑂2

𝟐𝐾𝐶𝐿𝑂3 → 𝟐𝐾𝐶𝐿 + 𝟑𝑂2

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 3. Given:

𝐹𝑒3 𝑂4 + 𝐶 → 𝐹𝑒 + 𝐶
𝑥1 𝐹𝑒3 𝑂4 + 𝑥2 𝐶 → 𝑥3 𝐹𝑒 + 𝑥4 𝐶

𝑥1 𝑥2 𝑥3 𝑥4 =0
𝐹𝑒: 3𝑥1 = 𝑥3 3𝑥1 +0𝑥2 −𝑥3 +0𝑥4 =0
𝐶: 𝑥2 = 𝑥4 0𝑥1 +𝑥2 +0𝑥3 −𝑥4 =0
O: 4𝑥1 = 𝑥4 4𝑥1 +0𝑥2 +0𝑥3 −𝑥4 =0

Syntax used:

Solution:
𝐿𝑒𝑡 𝑥4 = 𝟒

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𝑥1 − (𝑥 ) = 0 ; 𝒙𝟏 = 𝟏
4 4

𝑥2 − 1(𝑥4 ) = 0 ; 𝒙𝟐 = 𝟒

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𝑥3 − (𝑥 ) = 0 ; 𝒙𝟑 = 𝟑
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𝒙𝟏 𝐹𝑒3 𝑂4 + 𝒙𝟐 𝐶 → 𝒙𝟑 𝐹𝑒 + 𝒙𝟒 𝐶

𝟏𝐹𝑒3 𝑂4 + 𝟒𝐶 → 𝟑𝐹𝑒 + 𝟒𝐶

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 4. Given:

𝐶5 𝐻8 + 𝑂2 → 𝐶𝑂2 + 𝐻2 𝑂
𝑥1 𝐶5 𝐻8 + 𝑥2 𝑂2 → 𝑥3 𝐶𝑂2 + 𝑥4 𝐻2 𝑂

𝑥1 𝑥2 𝑥3 𝑥4 =0
𝐶: 5𝑥1 = 𝑥3 5𝑥1 +0𝑥2 −𝑥3 +0𝑥4 =0
𝐻: 8𝑥1 = 2𝑥4 8𝑥1 +0𝑥2 +0𝑥3 −2𝑥4 =0
O: 2𝑥2 = 2𝑥3 + 𝑥4 0𝑥1 +2𝑥2 −2𝑥3 −𝑥4 =0

Syntax Used:

Solution:
𝐿𝑒𝑡 𝑥4 = 𝟒

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𝑥1 − (𝑥 ) = 0 ; 𝒙𝟏 = 𝟏
4 4
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𝑥2 − (𝑥 ) = 0 ; 𝒙𝟐 = 𝟕
4 4
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𝑥3 − (𝑥 ) = 0 ; 𝒙𝟑 = 𝟓
4 4

𝒙𝟏 𝐶5 𝐻8 + 𝒙𝟐 𝑂2 → 𝒙𝟑 𝐶𝑂2 + 𝒙𝟒 𝐻2 𝑂

𝟏𝐶5 𝐻8 + 𝟕𝑂2 → 𝟓𝐶𝑂2 + 𝟒𝐻2 𝑂

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 5. Given:

𝐶𝑢 + 𝐻𝑁𝑂3 → 𝐶𝑢 (𝑁𝑂3 )2 + 𝐻2 𝑂 + 𝑁𝑂
𝑥1 𝐶𝑢 + 𝑥2 𝐻𝑁𝑂3 → 𝑥3 𝐶𝑢 (𝑁𝑂3 )2 + 𝑥4 𝐻2 𝑂 + 𝑥5 𝑁𝑂

𝑥1 𝑥2 𝑥3 𝑥4 𝑥5 =0
𝐶: 𝑥1 = 𝑥3 𝑥1 +0𝑥2 −𝑥3 +0𝑥4 +0𝑥5 =0
𝑁: 𝑥2 = 2𝑥3 + 𝑥5 0𝑥1 +𝑥2 −2𝑥3 +0𝑥4 −𝑥5 =0
𝐻: 𝑥2 = 2𝑥4 0𝑥1 +𝑥2 +0𝑥3 −2𝑥4 +0𝑥5 =0
𝑂: 3𝑥2 = 6𝑥3 + 𝑥4 + 𝑥5 0𝑥1 +3𝑥2 −6𝑥3 −𝑥4 −𝑥5 =0

Syntax Used:

Solution:
𝐿𝑒𝑡 𝑥5 = 𝟐

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𝑥1 − (𝑥 ) = 0 ; 𝒙𝟏 = 𝟑
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𝑥2 − 4(𝑥5 ) = 0 ; 𝒙𝟐 = 𝟖

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𝑥3 − (𝑥 ) = 0 ; 𝒙𝟑 = 𝟑
2 5

𝑥4 − 2(𝑥5 ) = 0 ; 𝒙𝟒 = 𝟒

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𝒙𝟏 𝐶𝑢 + 𝒙𝟐 𝐻𝑁𝑂3 → 𝒙𝟑 𝐶𝑢 (𝑁𝑂3 )2 + 𝒙𝟒 𝐻2 𝑂 + 𝒙𝟓 𝑁𝑂

𝟑𝐶𝑢 + 𝟖𝐻𝑁𝑂3 → 𝟑𝐶𝑢 (𝑁𝑂3 )2 + 𝟒𝐻2 𝑂 + 𝟐𝑁𝑂