Balancing chemical equations: CuSCN & KIO3

Chemistry Level 2

a C u S C N + b K l O X 3 + c H C l d C u S O X 4 + e K C l + f H C N + g I C l + h H X 2 O \ce{ a \, CuSCN + b \, KlO_3 + c \, HCl -> d \, CuSO_4 + e \, KCl + f \, HCN + g \, ICl + h \, H_2 O }

Balance the chemical equation above, where a a to h h are positive integers . What is the smallest value of a + b + c + d + e + f + g + h a+b+c+d+e+f+g+h ?

Hint : You may want to use simultaneous linear equations if you are stuck.

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The answer is 52.

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Wanchun Shen
Jun 14, 2016

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