Uploaded May 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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When a reaction is too complex for trial and error, the Algebraic Method is your secret weapon. This failsafe mathematical approach works every single time, even on the hardest Redox or combustion reactions that leave most students stuck.

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Time Stamps:
0:51 NH3 + O2 to NO + H2O - Balancing using the trial and error method
7:38 NH3 + O2 to NO + H2O - Double checking the answer
9:34 Introduction to algebraic method and balancing NH3 + O2 to NO + H2O
18:37 S + HNO3 to H2SO4 + NO2 + H2O - Balancing using the algebraic method
28:09 S + HNO3 to H2SO4 + NO2 + H2O - Double checking the answer

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