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Originally posted by Azred:
It all comes down to simply counting ions on each side. Always start with the non-elemental ions first, then adjust the elements and the water to balance hydrogens and oxygens.
Oxygen gas is always represented in equations as O2; two atoms share two electron pairs. Chlorine gas is Cl2; two atoms share one electron pair.
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Hmm.. I'm not fully understanding this. So you focus on balancing the hydrogrens and oxygens? On the element gases, I knew about hydrogen gas, H2, but then something got me confused on the matter of element gases. Do all element gases have two atoms?