Basics of Balancing Equations

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Basics of Balancing Equations. According to the Law of Conservation of Mass, mass can neither be created nor can it be destroyed---------what’s on one side must equal on the other side in a chemical equation. Reactants and Products. Reactant is what will undergo change Product is the change. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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According to the Law of Conservation of Mass, mass can neither be created nor can it be destroyed---------what’s on one side must equal on the other side in a chemical equation

Subscripts

Subscripts shows how many of one element there is in the equation

****you can not add subscripts to balance an equations*****

H2

COEFFICIENTS• ARE USED TO BALANCE EQUATIONS

2H H2

YIELDS

Practice makes Permanent

• http://sciencespot.net/Media/baleqpractice.pdf

3 types of reactions

• http://exchange.smarttech.com/details.html?id=642a8544-a7d5-421a-86f6-613f65a891d9