What is a chemical equation?
Chemical Equations

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A chemical equation is a symbolic representation of a chemical reaction, showing the reactants and products involved.
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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 it mean for a chemical equation to be balanced?
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A balanced chemical equation has the same number of each type of atom on both sides, obeying the law of conservation of mass.
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How do you determine the number of elements in a chemical formula?
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Count the different capital letters in the formula; each represents a different element.
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What is the significance 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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What is the difference between an element and a compound?
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An element is a pure substance made of only one type of atom, while a compound is made of two or more different types of atoms chemically bonded together.
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