Balance equation

Question

Complete the following equations and balance

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A.       Na2CO3·10H2O →        

B. MgSO4·7H2O → 

Answer 1

Since you are dealing with hydrate compounds, this means that the water can be removed by itself until you're left with just the salt, so focus on balancing the salt equation and then add the water afterwards.

A). Na₂CO₃ → Na₂O + CO₂

now that we have the salt we can do the actual equation

Na₂CO₃•10H₂O → Na₂O + CO₂ + 10H₂O

B). MgSO₄ → MgO + SO₃

same concept as above

MgSO₄•7H₂O → MgO + SO₃ + 7H₂O