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Question
Underline the incorrectly balanced compound equation and rewrite the correct equation.
\[\ce{ZnO + 3NaOH->Na2ZnO2 + H2O}\]\
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Solution
Correct equation is:
\[\ce{ZnO + 2NaOH->Na2ZnO2 + H2O}\]
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