Chapter 3, Problem 3.3P

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The equation for the synthesis of hydrazine needs to be balanced.

Concept introduction:

A chemical equation represents the chemical substances involved in the reaction. The reacting substances are known as reactants and present on the left side of the reaction arrow. The produced substances are known as products and present on the right side of the reaction arrow. The number of atoms of the products and reactants is required to be balanced to write a balanced chemical reaction.

According to the conservation of mass law, while a chemical reaction occurs, for balancing purposes, the mass of the products must be equal to that of reactants. Hence, in the chemical reaction, the quantity of the atoms in each element does not change.

Simply, chemical synthesis is a process in which the construction of complex chemical compounds changes into simpler compounds. The process is used for all types of compounds.