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The first thing we'll do is write the balanced chemical reaction for aluminum nitrate, which has three nitrates for every aluminum, because aluminum has a three plus charge.
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Reacting with sodium carbonate, sodium has a one plus charge, carbonate has a two minus charge.
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So we need two sodiums for every carbonate.
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We'll then produce aluminum carbonate.
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Aluminum has a three plus charge, carbonate has a two minus, so we need two aluminums for every three carbonates, so we get a neutral chemical formula.
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And then sodium nitrate.
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Sodium has a 1 plus charge, nitrate has a 1 minus.
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Now that we have balanced chemical formulas that are neutral, let's balance the equation.
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We have two aluminums here.
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We have one here, so we need to put a 2 in front of the aluminum nitrate...
