balancing h and o

[Sophia Dinh 1D]

Is there a specific order you should balance the hydrogens and oxygens?

[Andrew Pfeiffer 2E]

You should balance the oxygens first with H2O, and then the hydrogens with H+.

[Indy Bui 1l]

I usually balance the Hydrogens based off Oxygens, so I guess you could say balance O2 first then H+

[Maya Gollamudi 1G]

You can balance the O atoms first with H2O, then balance the H atoms using H+.

[Ashley Nguyen 2L]

I usually balance the O first using H2O and then balance the H using H+ afterwards

[Jiyoon_Hwang_2I]

But you should be careful of whether they're asking you to balance the equation in acidic or basic conditions because the way you balance H is different for both conditions

[VLi_2B]

When balancing in basic solution don't forget to use OH^-

[ValerieChavarin 4F]

Start off by balancing the oxygen atoms by using H20. From there depending on the pH, you use H+ for acidic solutions and OH^- for basic solutions to balance out the Hydrogens.