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How can an equation be balanced even if the number of reactant particles differs from the number of product particles?
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An equation can be balanced even if the number of reactant particles differs from the number of product particles. As long as the total number of atoms of each element is consistent in the products and reactants, the number of particles does not matter.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 13y agoBecause the atoms of each element has to balance but not the total number of molecules.
Na2CO3 + 2HCl --> 2NaCl + CO2 + H2O
Notice that there are only 3 reactant particles but 4 product particles BUT
there are
- 2 sodiums on each side
- 1 carbon on each side
- 3 oxygen atoms on each side
- 2 hydrogen on each side
The atoms are balanced not the number of particles.
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