Chapter 19.1, Problem 19.1E

Iodic acid, HIO₃, can be prepared by reading iodine, I₂, with concentrated nitric acid. The skeleton equation is

${\text{I}}_2(s)+{\text{NO}}_3{}^{-}(q)\stackrel{}{\to }{\text{IO}}_3{}^{-}(aq)+{\text{NO}}_2(g)$

Balance this equation.