ReactionBalance [rxn]
returns a version of the reaction rxn in which the stoichiometric coefficients for elements in the reactants and products are balanced.
ReactionBalance
ReactionBalance [rxn]
returns a version of the reaction rxn in which the stoichiometric coefficients for elements in the reactants and products are balanced.
Details
- rxn should be a ChemicalReaction object or a string that can be converted into a reaction.
- If the reaction cannot be balanced, a Failure object is returned.
Examples
open all close allBasic Examples (3)
Balance a chemical reaction:
Balance a reaction entered as a string:
Balance a reaction with charged species:
Scope (1)
Reactions are not balanceable if some elements are missing:
Applications (1)
Write a function to return balanced combustion reactions:
Find the balanced reactions to combust several hydrocarbons:
Possible Issues (1)
If a reaction cannot be balanced uniquely, the balancing with the lowest sum of stoichiometric coefficients is returned:
A different balancing of the same reaction:
Neat Examples (1)
Balance a complicated redox reaction:
Related Guides
History
Text
Wolfram Research (2021), ReactionBalance, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ReactionBalance.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2021. "ReactionBalance." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ReactionBalance.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2021). ReactionBalance. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ReactionBalance.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_reactionbalance, author="Wolfram Research", title="{ReactionBalance}", year="2021", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ReactionBalance.html}", note=[Accessed: 04-January-2026]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_reactionbalance, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={ReactionBalance}, year={2021}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ReactionBalance.html}, note=[Accessed: 04-January-2026]}