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Question
Why should chemical equations be balanced?
Short Answer
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Solution
According to the law of conservation of mass, matter can neither be created nor can it be destroyed. This is possible only if the total number of atoms on the reactant side is equal to the total number of atoms on the product side. Thus, a chemical reaction should always be balanced.
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Chapter 1: Chemical Reactions and Equations - Exercise 1 [Page 29]
