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No, a formula is not an equation.
A chemical formula describes the makeup of a molecule. For example, methane is CH4, and carbon dioxide is CO2. A chemical equation uses these formulae to describe a chemical reacion, as when methane burns to produce carbon dioxide and water:
CH4 + 2O2 --> CO2 + 2H2O
One thing to note about the equation is that it is balanced. This means that the number of atoms of each element is the same on both sides - the reason it is an equation. In the above example, the number of carbon atoms is 1 on both sides, the number of hydrogen atoms is 4, and the number of oxygen atoms is also 4.
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Is ionic equation and balanced equation are the same equations?
No, but both describe the same chemical reaction.
in balanced chemical equations each side of the equation has the same number of?
Atoms
What do balanced and unbalanced chemical equations share in common?
Balanced and unbalanced chemical equations have the same elements on both sides, they have just been recombinded to form new products from the reactants.
What is the chemical equation for a moose?
A moose? A moose has the same chemical equations going on as any large herbivorous animal, and there are a pile of them.
What quantity can always be used in the same way as moles when interpreting balanced chemical equations?
The number of molecules
Why chemical equations need to be balanced according to the law of the conservation of mass?
becasuse atoms are never gained or lost in a chemical reaction
What are equations that have the same answer?
Simultaneous equations have the same solutions
Is a chemical change the same as a chemical reaction?
They are just two different terms that mean the same thing.
Is cold sterilization the same as chemical sterilization?
Yes. Chemical sterilization and cold sterilization are the same thing.
Can volume be used in the same way as moles when interpreting balanced chemical equations?
if all reactants and products are gases at the same temperature and pressure, then yes.
Is testosterone a ketone?
No its a aldehyde, which is in the same chemical group but is not the same thing.
What is equations that have the same solutions?
Simultaneous equations have the same solutions.
