5 Questions
What is the symbolic representation of a chemical reaction?
Chemical equation
Where are the reactant entities typically placed in a chemical equation?
Left-hand side
What are the entities in the products separated by in a chemical equation?
Plus sign
What do the coefficients next to the symbols and formulas of entities represent in a chemical equation?
Absolute values of stoichiometric numbers
Who diagrammed the first chemical equation in 1615?
Jean Beguin
Study Notes
Chemical Equations
- A chemical equation is a symbolic representation of a chemical reaction.
- Reactant entities are typically placed on the left side of the equation.
- Entities in the products are separated by a "+" sign in a chemical equation.
- Coefficients next to the symbols and formulas of entities represent the number of molecules or atoms involved in the reaction.
- The first chemical equation was diagrammed by Jean Beguin in 1615.
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