What is a chemical equation written before balancing called?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Skeletal equation
A skeletal equation shows the chemical formulae of reactants and products, but the number of atoms of each element need not be equal on both sides. For example, \(\mathrm{H_2 + O_2 \rightarrow H_2O}\) is a skeletal equation; when balanced, it becomes \(\mathrm{2H_2 + O_2 \rightarrow 2H_2O}\). In a balanced chemical equation, the number of atoms of every element is equal on both sides.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
Skeletal equation
Why is this the correct answer?
A skeletal equation shows the chemical formulae of reactants and products, but the number of atoms of each element need not be equal on both sides. For example, \(\mathrm{H_2 + O_2 \rightarrow H_2O}\) is a skeletal equation; when balanced, it becomes \(\mathrm{2H_2 + O_2 \rightarrow 2H_2O}\). In a balanced chemical equation, the number of atoms of every element is equal on both sides.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Science question. Chapter: Chemical Substances – Nature and Behaviour. Topic: Chemical Reactions and Equations.
