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Nitrogen dioxide gas reacts in the atmosphere to produce nitric acid and nitrous acid, the major proponents of acid rain. Given the following unbalanced reaction:rnno2(g) → NO3 (aq) + NO2 (aq)rnwritten Responsern1. Balance the equation from above
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The provided reaction is not balanced. To balance the equation, we need to make sure that the number of atoms of each element is the same on both sides of the equation. Here is the balanced equation:
4NO2(g) + O2(g) + 2H2O(l) → 4HNO3(aq) + 2NO2(aq)
In this balanced equation, we have 4 nitrogen atoms, 8 oxygen atoms, and 4 hydrogen atoms on both sides of the equation.
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