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What are the advantages and disadvantages of writing a chemical equations with chemical symbols and formulas rather than just words?
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∙ 9y ago
The advantages: it's quicker, and that's how scientists do it
Disadvantages? Not sure, because very few people outside of maybe a junior-high Introduction to Physical Sciences class would write one using words at all. Which would be better:
with words: sodium hydroxide reacted with hydrochloric acid gives table salt and water
with symbols and formulas: NaOH + HCl -> NaCl + H2O
You DO have to know what the formulas mean, but that's why you're in science class!
Mossie Auer
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∙ 13y agoWell chemical equations can help us understand how a certain substance is made and what combines with what to make it using symbol and word equations but if you dont know your elements it can be a problem
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What are codes used in chemical equations telling what atoms are part of the equations?
formulas
Chemical are codes used in chemical equations?
1. The representation of chemicals in chemical equations is made by formulas.2. The word code has another sense in chemistry; as an example, the digital code of the American Chemical Society - Chemical Abstract Service (CAS No).
How are compounds and formulas related?
All chemical compounds will have a chemical formula. For instance, the calcium chloride has formula CaCl2. Elements, on the other hand, have chemical symbols. Chemical reactions can be represented by chemical equations.
How many chemical formulas are there?
Now more than 65 000 000 000 chemical compounds are known.
A chemical reaction that shows only the formulas but not the relative amounts of the reactants and products is an?
Skeleton equations do not show the relative amounts of reactants and products (are "unbalanced"). Balanced equations do show the relative amounts of the reactants and products.
What are codes used in chemical equations telling what atoms are part of the equations?
formulas
Do chemical equations have no real structure?
Chemical equations provide the formulas of reactants and products in a chemical reaction. They usually do not provide structure unless supplemented with chemical structures.
Why are reactions described with formulas and chemical equations?
because yes!
What codes used in chemical equations telling what atoms are part of the equation?
formulas
What formulas arrow and plus signs in a chemical equation tell you?
Chemicals equations use chemical formulas and other symbols instead of words to summarize a reaction.
Chemical are codes used in chemical equations?
1. The representation of chemicals in chemical equations is made by formulas.2. The word code has another sense in chemistry; as an example, the digital code of the American Chemical Society - Chemical Abstract Service (CAS No).
How are compounds and formulas related?
All chemical compounds will have a chemical formula. For instance, the calcium chloride has formula CaCl2. Elements, on the other hand, have chemical symbols. Chemical reactions can be represented by chemical equations.
Are all equations formulas are all formulas equations?
Yes, the two are synonyms.
What do the formula of a chemical equation tell you?
Chemicals equations use chemical formulas and other symbols instead of words to summarize a reaction.
What is true about all chemical equations?
Chemical bonds are broken and formed.The totall mass of all reagenta is the same as the mass of the reactionproduct.
How many chemical formulas are there?
Now more than 65 000 000 000 chemical compounds are known.
A chemical reaction that shows only the formulas but not the relative amounts of the reactants and products is an?
Skeleton equations do not show the relative amounts of reactants and products (are "unbalanced"). Balanced equations do show the relative amounts of the reactants and products.
