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Science CE
Chemical Equations
Question | Answer |
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Balancing Chemical Equations? | --- chemical reaction produces new substances by changing the way in which atoms are arranged. In a chemical equation, atoms CAN NOT be created or destroyed, but the bonds of molecules can be broken. |
Reactant is at the... | Beginning |
The arrow is... | Yields!! |
Product is at the... | End! |
Coefficiants | The BIG #!!!! You ADD these. |
Subscripts | The LITTLE #!!! You CAN'T add/change these. |
What are the Steps? | 1. Identify elements on reactant side 2. Count # of atoms for elements 3. Identify elements on product side 4. Count # of atoms on product side 5. Are the 2 sides equal? |