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being able to write a balanced equation for a reaction is very important. By balancing an equation we can tell how much material we will need to start with, what the likely products to form, and how much of these products will form

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An equation ... whether it's a chemical equation or an algebraic one ... is

a statement that says "This ... is equal to ... That.".

If the chemical equation isn't balanced, then the statement may look like

an equation, but it's a false statement.

And if you ever get to the point where you want to manipulate chemical reactions

and use them to actually do things, then you'll never know what the reaction will

do unless the equation for it is balanced.

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two reasons i can think of is that you need a balanced equation to accuratly predict what your products will be.

also balancing the equation also tells you how much of each reactant will be needed and how much product will form from the reaction.

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1. to obey the law of conservation of mass as atoms can neighter be created nor destroyed during chemical reaction

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By balancing the chemical equation, we can get correct amount of reactants and products and we can also find out the amount or mass of them without measuring too.

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