What is the main limitation of a skeletal chemical equation?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: The number of atoms of each element is not equal on both sides.
A skeletal chemical equation contains the correct chemical formulae of both reactants and products, but the number of atoms of each element may be unequal on the two sides. It must therefore be balanced to obey the law of conservation of mass. Options B and C are incorrect because a skeletal equation includes the formulae of both reactants and products.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
The number of atoms of each element is not equal on both sides.
Why is this the correct answer?
A skeletal chemical equation contains the correct chemical formulae of both reactants and products, but the number of atoms of each element may be unequal on the two sides. It must therefore be balanced to obey the law of conservation of mass. Options B and C are incorrect because a skeletal equation includes the formulae of both reactants and products.
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.
