How can we balance the equation : Ca + HNO3 → Ca(NO3)2 + H2O

1.	How can we balance the equation : Ca + HNO3 → Ca(NO3)2 + H2O
Answer» Friend, your equation has a mistake. In the reactant, CaO is reacting with HNO3 and you wrote only Ca. Now the balanced equation for this will be: CaO+2HNO3-->Ca(NO3)2+H2O. Here, NO3 is assumed to be one element.

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