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You cannot change the subscripts in the molecular identities.For example, H2SO4 must remain H2SO4 and not changed to something like H3SO7.Furthermore, the total mass of the reactants must equal the total mass of the products.
Changing the coefficients of reactants or products in a chemical equation represents the adjustment of the number of molecules involved in the reaction, maintaining the ratio of atoms present. However, altering subscripts changes the identity of the elements and compounds involved, creating a different chemical reaction altogether.
A skeleton equation in chemistry contains obviously the abbreviations of the elements you are being asked to represent. it may contain the exponents also known as subscripts but it does not include coefficients.
To correctly determine the balanced chemical equation, one must make sure that the products are appropriately relating to the reactants and make sure that the equation is balanced with the lowest coefficients.
A correctly written chemical equation should show the reactants on the left side and the products on the right side, separated by an arrow. The equation should be balanced, meaning that the number of each type of atom is the same on both sides of the equation. The chemical formulas of the substances involved should be correctly written with the appropriate subscripts and coefficients.
The reactants must be balanced correctly with reactants.
When the mass of reactants is equal to the mass of reactants an equation is balanced.
the moles of the reactants and products
For the reactants to be calculated into the products.
the coefficients of a balanced reaction
a balanced equation shows the correct proportion and mole/grams of the reactants involved....
You cannot change the subscripts in the molecular identities.For example, H2SO4 must remain H2SO4 and not changed to something like H3SO7.Furthermore, the total mass of the reactants must equal the total mass of the products.
The subscripts determine what the chemicals are, you have to change the amount of the reactants/products rather than change what the reactants/products actually are eg O2 is oxygen gas, if you wanted 4 of them to balance it it would have to be 2 O2 otherwise it wouldn't be oxygen gas any more.
When you are balancing known reactants and known products which is always the case when you are asked to "balance" a chemical equation you must not change the subscripts as that changes the reactants or the products to a different chemical compound.
One or more products containing the same quantity of atoms as the reactants had
Changing the coefficients of reactants or products in a chemical equation represents the adjustment of the number of molecules involved in the reaction, maintaining the ratio of atoms present. However, altering subscripts changes the identity of the elements and compounds involved, creating a different chemical reaction altogether.
A skeleton equation in chemistry contains obviously the abbreviations of the elements you are being asked to represent. it may contain the exponents also known as subscripts but it does not include coefficients.