What is the purpose of writing chemical equations?

1 Answer

The purpose of writing a balanced chemical equation is to know:

  1. the reactants (starting material) and products (end results) that occur
  2. the ratios in which they react so you can calculate how much reactants you need and how much products can be formed.

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