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What does a chemical equation represent?
What does a chemical equation represent?
- The coefficients next to the symbols and formulas
- The starting substances on the left-hand side
- The absolute values of the stoichiometric numbers
- The substances formed in the chemical reaction on the right-hand side (correct)
Which entities are given on the left-hand side of a chemical equation?
Which entities are given on the left-hand side of a chemical equation?
- The stoichiometric coefficients
- The products
- The intermixed chemical formulas
- The starting substances (reactants) (correct)
What does the arrow symbol in a chemical equation indicate?
What does the arrow symbol in a chemical equation indicate?
- The stoichiometric coefficients
- The products
- The absolute values of the stoichiometric numbers
- The direction of the reaction (correct)
What are the coefficients next to the symbols and formulas in a chemical equation?
What are the coefficients next to the symbols and formulas in a chemical equation?
When were the first chemical equations diagrammed?
When were the first chemical equations diagrammed?