Balancing chemical equations

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What is the left part of a chemical equation called?

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Reactants

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What is the right part of a chemical equation called?

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Products

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What does it mean to balance a chemical equation?

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To ensure that the number of atoms of each element is the same on both sides of the equation.

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What is a chemical equation?

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A representation of a chemical reaction using symbols and formulas.

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What is the purpose of coefficients in a chemical equation?

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Coefficients indicate the number of molecules or moles of a substance involved in the reaction.

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How do you identify reactants in a chemical equation?

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Reactants are the substances that undergo a chemical change, found on the left side of the equation.

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How do you identify products in a chemical equation?

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Products are the substances formed as a result of a chemical reaction, found on the right side of the equation.

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What is the law of conservation of mass?

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Mass is neither created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction; the total mass of reactants equals the total mass of products.

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What is an unbalanced chemical equation?

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An equation where the number of atoms of each element is not the same on both sides.

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What is a balanced chemical equation?

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An equation where the number of atoms of each element is the same on both sides.