Editing Step For Balancing Chemical Reactions
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<center><b>Based on Law of Conservation of Mass (#atoms)</b></center><br> <b>IN = OUT of Bucket O' Chemistry (both for total mass, total #atoms and total # each specific atom</b><br> <br> Definition:<br> Chemical Equation:<br> <br> Chemical reaction:<br> <br> <br> <br> <b>Physical Understanding of Balancing Chemical Reaction</b><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <center><b>Steps for Balancing Chemical Equations</b></center><br> <br> 1. Write correct chemical formulas for all reactants and products<br> 2. Balance "funky" elements first<br> *Always balance only by element *funky means elements only find once as reactant and product 3. Leave O and H to end (usually in more than one reactant/product <br> <br> Example: <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br>
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