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Question
Differentiate between in Chemical reaction and chemical equation.
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Solution
| Chemical reaction | Chemical Equation |
| Any chemical change in matter which involves its transformation into one or more new substances is called a chemical reaction. | A chemical equation is the symbolic representation of a chemical reaction using the symbols and the formula of the substances involved in the reaction. |
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