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Question
Explain the term ‘chemical equation’.
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Solution
Chemical equation: “Is the symbolic representation of a chemical reaction using symbols and the formulae of the substances involved in the reaction.”
Sulphur bums in oxygen is a chemical reaction and sulphur dioxide is formed. This can be represented as \[\ce{sulphur + oxygen->[heating] sulphur dioxide}\] is word equation.
\[\ce{S + O2->[\triangle] SO2 is chemical equation.}\]
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