Write the skeletal equation and balanced equation for the following reaction:
Potassium bromide (aq) + Barium iodide (aq) → Potassium iodide (aq) + Barium bromide (s)
Skeletal Equation: KBr(aq) + BaI2(aq) → KI(aq) + BaBr2(s)
Balanced Equation: 2KBr(aq) + BaI2(aq) → 2KI(aq) + BaBr2(s)
Verification:
There are 2 atoms of K present in LHS and 2 atoms in RHS. Similarly, atoms of I, Br, Ba are also the same in both sides, This is what a balanced equation means.