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BALANCING CHEMICAL EQUATION
The fluoride rinse in dental offices usually contains sodium fluoride. Sodium fluoride can be
prepared from the reaction between sodium metal and fluorine gas. Which properly represents
the balanced chemical equation for this reaction?
1. Na(s) + F2(g) → NaF2(s)
2. Na(s) + F(g) → NaF(s)
3. 7Na(s) + F(g) → Na7F(s)
4. 2Na(s) + F2(g) → 2Na2F(s)
5. 2Na(s) + F2(g) → 2NaF(s)
Why is it important to understand this equation? What do you think could happen if this is
incorrect?
The correct answer is part 5
2Na (s) + F
2
(g) = 2NaF (s).
It is important to balance every chemical equation. Balancing a chemical equation helps
to determine and predicts the amount of reactant needed to produce a given required amount of
product. Same coefficient of each element must be equal for both sides of the reaction. The value
balanced must be coefficient and no subscript be changed. As stated by Pickup & Kellstedt
(2020), the law of conservation of mass equal mass of reactants must be obtained at the product
end” in an efficient reaction chamber. This is very useful in the manufacturing industries like
Haber borsch process in sulfuric acid manufacture.
In balancing we look at the valence number which enables us get the correct formula of
the product formed. For this case sodium (Na) has valence one, and fluorine (F) too has same

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Running head: BALANCING CHEMICAL EQUATION 1 Balancing chemical equation Institution’s name Student’s name Date 2 BALANCING CHEMICAL EQUATION The fluoride rinse in dental offices usually contains sodium fluoride. Sodium fluoride can be prepared from the reaction between sodium metal and fluorine gas. Which properly represents the balanced chemical equation for this reaction? 1. Na(s) + F2(g) → NaF2(s) 2. Na(s) + F(g) → NaF(s) 3. 7Na(s) + F(g) → Na7F(s) 4. 2Na(s) + F2(g) → 2Na2F(s) 5. 2Na(s) + F2(g) → 2NaF(s) Why is it important to understand this equation? What do you think could happen if this is incorrect? The correct answer is part 5 2Na (s) + F2 (g) = 2NaF (s). It is important to balance every chemical equation. Balancing a chemical equation helps to determine and predicts the amount of reactant needed to produce a given required amount of product. Same coefficient of each element must be equal for both sides of the reaction. The value balanced must be coefficient and no subscript be changed. As stated by Pickup & Kellstedt (2020), the law of conservation of mass “equal mass of reactants must be obtained at the product end” in an efficient reaction chambe ...
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