Aqueous potassium nitrate (KNO3) and solid silver bromide are formed by the reaction of aqueous potassium bromide and aqueous silver nitrate (AgNO3). Write a balanced chemical equation for this reaction

For the mentioned reaction, the balanced chemical equation is:  

KBr (aq) + AgNO3 (s) ⇒ KNO3 (aq) + AgBr (s)

The number written in front of the ion, atoms, and molecules in a chemical reaction so that each of the elements on both the sides of reactants and products of the equation gets balanced is known as the stoichiometric coefficient.  

From the mentioned balanced equation, the stoichiometric coefficient before KBr is 1, AgNO3 is 1, KNO3 is 1, as well as before AgBr is also 1. Thus, it is clear that 1 mole of potassium bromide reacts with 1 mole of silver nitrate to produce 1 mole of potassium nitrate and 1 mole of silver bromide.  

answer : third trial had the contaminated sample and the correct value for dhrxn should be 1000 kj/mol

explanation :

let us write down the given equations

equation 1 :

equation 2 :

equation 3 :

let us use hess's law to find out which 2 equations can be added to get the third equation.

let us reverse equation 2 and multiply it by 2. the new equation that we get is,

equation 4 :

let us add equation 1 & 4

the above equation is similar to equation 3 but has different value for dhrxn.

therefore third trial had the contaminated sample and the correct value for dhrxn should be 1000 kj/mol