Chemical Equations

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What are the substances listed on the right side of a chemical equation called?

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Products

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How many Sodium (Na) atoms are in 6NaCl?

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6

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What do the blue numbers in a chemical formula represent?

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Subscripts

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How many atoms of carbon (C) are in C6H12O6?

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6

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What are the substances listed on the left side of a chemical equation called?

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Reactants

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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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To indicate the number of molecules or moles of a substance.

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What does the law of conservation of mass state?

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Matter cannot be created or destroyed in a chemical reaction.

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What is the difference between a reactant and a product?

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Reactants are substances that undergo a chemical change, while products are the substances formed as a result of the reaction.

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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 the same on both sides.