Essential Chemistry for IGCSE - Formulae And Equations (Section 1 - No. 26)
What is a key characteristic of a balanced chemical equation?
The number of atoms of each element is the same on both sides of the equation.
The number of molecules is equal on both sides of the equation
The number of reactants is equal to the number of products.
The coefficients are always equal to 1
Explanation
In a balanced equation, the number of atoms of each element is the same on both the reactant and product sides, following the law of conservation of mass.
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