10 Questions
Where are the reactant entities given in a chemical equation?
The reactant entities are given on the left-hand side.
What is a chemical equation?
A chemical equation is the symbolic representation of a chemical reaction in the form of symbols and chemical formulas.
Where are the product entities given in a chemical equation?
The product entities are given on the right-hand side.
What is the purpose of the plus sign in a chemical equation?
The plus sign is used to separate the entities in both the reactants and the products.
What does the arrow in a chemical equation represent?
The arrow points towards the products and shows the direction of the reaction.
What are the three types of chemical formulas that may be used in a chemical equation?
symbolic, structural, or intermixed
What are the coefficients next to the symbols and formulas in a chemical equation?
The absolute values of the stoichiometric numbers
Who diagrammed the first chemical equation?
Jean Beguin
What is the structure of a chemical equation?
A list of reactants on the left-hand side, an arrow symbol, and a list of products on the right-hand side
What is specified by a chemical formula in a chemical equation?
Each substance involved in the reaction
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