Thank you jedishrfujedishrfu said:
Actually, that explanation was incorrect. See my reply in post #3.Carlos_Ishigami07 said:
A chemistry equation is used to represent a chemical reaction, which shows the reactants and products involved in a chemical reaction. It also shows the stoichiometry, or the relative amounts of each substance involved.
In a chemistry equation, the reactants are written on the left side of the arrow and the products are written on the right side. The arrow represents the direction of the reaction, with the reactants being transformed into products. The numbers in front of each substance, called coefficients, represent the relative amounts of each substance involved.
The law of conservation of mass states that matter cannot be created or destroyed in a chemical reaction. Therefore, the number of atoms of each element must be equal on both sides of the equation. To balance an equation, you can adjust the coefficients of the substances involved, making sure that the number of atoms of each element is the same on both sides.
A balanced chemistry equation will have the same number of atoms of each element on both sides of the equation. Additionally, the total charge of the reactants should be equal to the total charge of the products, if any ions are involved.
The symbols used in a chemistry equation represent the elements and compounds involved in the reaction. The elements are represented by their chemical symbols, and the compounds are written with their chemical formula. The symbols also indicate the phase of each substance, such as (s) for solid, (l) for liquid, (g) for gas, and (aq) for aqueous (dissolved in water).