What is a balanced chemical equation?
Balancing Chemical Equations

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A balanced chemical equation has the same number of each type of atom on both sides of the equation, indicating that mass is conserved during the reaction.
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What are reactants in a chemical equation?
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Reactants are the substances that undergo a chemical change in a reaction, found on the left side of the equation.
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What are 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 does the arrow in a chemical equation represent?
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The arrow indicates the direction of the reaction, showing that reactants are transformed into products.
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How do you determine if a chemical equation is balanced?
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Count the number of atoms of each element on both sides of the equation; if they are equal, the equation is balanced.
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What is the law of conservation of mass?
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The law states that mass cannot be created or destroyed in a chemical reaction; the total mass of reactants equals the total mass of products.
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What is a coefficient in a chemical equation?
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A coefficient is a number placed in front of a chemical formula to indicate how many molecules or moles of that substance are involved in the reaction.
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