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What is the purpose of balancing a chemical equation?
What is the purpose of balancing a chemical equation?
To ensure that the total mass of elements remains the same before and after the reaction.
What does it mean for a chemical equation to be balanced?
What does it mean for a chemical equation to be balanced?
The number of atoms of each element is the same on both sides of the equation.
Explain why a skeletal chemical equation needs to be balanced.
Explain why a skeletal chemical equation needs to be balanced.
To make sure that the number of atoms of each element remains the same before and after the reaction.
How can you tell if a chemical equation is balanced?
How can you tell if a chemical equation is balanced?
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What is the first step in balancing a chemical equation?
What is the first step in balancing a chemical equation?
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Why is it important to balance the chemical equation for a reaction?
Why is it important to balance the chemical equation for a reaction?
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How do coefficients help in balancing a chemical equation?
How do coefficients help in balancing a chemical equation?
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Why are the coefficients used in balancing chemical equations usually whole numbers?
Why are the coefficients used in balancing chemical equations usually whole numbers?
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What happens if a chemical equation is unbalanced?
What happens if a chemical equation is unbalanced?
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Which law of chemistry states that mass can neither be created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction?
Which law of chemistry states that mass can neither be created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction?
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