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 the arrow (→) in a chemical equation represent?

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Yields

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What is the Law of Conservation of Matter?

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A law stating that atoms are not created or destroyed during a chemical reaction.

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How do you balance a chemical equation?

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By ensuring the number of atoms for each element is the same on both sides.

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What are coefficients in a chemical equation?

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Numbers placed before compounds to indicate the number of molecules.

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What is a balanced chemical equation?

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

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How many HCl molecules are needed to balance Mg + __HCl → MgCl2 + H2?

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2

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Balance the equation: 2Li + Cl2 → ?

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2LiCl

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What is a reactant?

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A substance that undergoes a chemical change in a reaction.