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What does a chemical equation represent?
What does a chemical equation represent?
Where are the reactant entities placed in a chemical equation?
Where are the reactant entities placed in a chemical equation?
Who diagrammed the first chemical equation?
Who diagrammed the first chemical equation?
What do coefficients next to symbols and formulas represent in a chemical equation?
What do coefficients next to symbols and formulas represent in a chemical equation?
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How are multiple substances on any side of a chemical equation separated?
How are multiple substances on any side of a chemical equation separated?
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Study Notes
Chemical Equations
- A chemical equation represents a chemical reaction, depicting the reactants, products, and direction of the reaction.
- Reactant entities are placed on the left-hand side of the equation.
- The first chemical equation was diagrammed by Jean Beguin, a French chemist, in 1615.
- Coefficients next to symbols and formulas in a chemical equation represent the mole ratio of the reactants and products, indicating the relative amount of each substance required or produced.
- Multiple substances on any side of a chemical equation are separated by a plus sign (+).
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Test your knowledge of chemical equations with this quiz that covers the symbolic representation, reactants, products, and balancing of chemical reactions.
