Nitric acid is a component of acid rain that forms when...

Name: Problem 102, Chapter 3: Chemistry A Molecular Approach
Uploaded: 2019-07-10T22:19:26-08:00
Duration: 2 min 25 s
Channel: James Irizarry
Description: Nitric acid is a component of acid rain that forms when gaseous nitrogen dioxide pollutant reacts with gaseous oxygen and liquid water to form aqueous nitric acid. Write the balanced chemical equation for this reaction. (Note: this a simplified representation of this reaction.)

Nitric acid is a component of acid rain that forms when gaseous nitrogen dioxide pollutant reacts with gaseous oxygen and liquid water to form aqueous nitric acid. Write the balanced chemical equation for this reaction. (Note: this a simplified representation of this reaction.)

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Key Concepts

Acid Rain Formation (Environmental Chemistry)

Acid rain formation is an environmental process where atmospheric pollutants undergo chemical reactions leading to the formation of acidic compounds. In the context of environmental chemistry, understanding these reactions is essential for assessing the impact of emissions on air and water quality.

Stoichiometry

Stoichiometry involves the quantitative relationships between reactants and products in a chemical reaction. It allows for the calculation of the appropriate amounts of each substance needed or produced, ensuring that the balanced equation accurately reflects the reaction's proportions.

Balanced Chemical Equations

A balanced chemical equation represents a chemical reaction in which the number of atoms of each element is equal on both the reactant and product sides. This ensures that the law of conservation of mass is obeyed and that no atoms are lost or gained during the reaction.

Law of Conservation of Mass

The law of conservation of mass states that in any chemical reaction, matter is neither created nor destroyed. This principle is key when balancing equations, as it requires that the total mass and number of atoms for each element remain constant throughout the reaction.

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00:01 All right, guys, we're doing a problem 102, chapter three, in chemistry, molecular approach.

00:05 So nitric gas is a component of acid rain that forms when gase, nitrogen, dioxide, pollutant, reacts of gas, oxygen, liquid water to form aqueous nitric acid.

00:15 Find the, write the balanced chemical equation of this reaction.

00:19 So this is what we have here.

00:21 Now we're going to balance it.

00:22 So we have three oxygen here and two options.

00:26 Then we have one, two, three, four, five, oxygen on.

00:32 On this side and three on this side.

00:35 We have one nitrogen here, one here, so we're good as far as that goes.

00:38 We have two water here.

00:41 We have two hydrogen here and one here.

00:44 So we have to fix that.

00:45 So let's start by balancing the oxygen.

00:52 Oxygen.