A ___ is a number placed in front of an element symbol or a chemical formula in an equation.
Coefficient
15
Is this equation balanced?
No
15
Is this equation balanced?
Yes
15
Is this equation balanced?
No
15
Chemical equations are balanced by adding ___.
Coefficients
15
To show that mass is conserved, a chemical equation must show that the number of each type of atom must be ___, or the same on both sides of the equation.
Balanced
15
Mass is conserved in a chemical reaction because ___ are conserved.
Atoms
15
The ___ states that the total mass of the reactants before a chemical reaction is the same as the total mass of the products after the chemical reaction.
Law of conservation of mass
15
Two or more reactants are separated by ___ signs, as are any two or more products.
Plus
15
True or False: In a chemical equation, the reactants are written to the left of an arrow, and the products are written to the right of the arrow.
True
15
___ are the substances produced by a chemical reaction.
Products
15
___ are the starting substances in a chemical reaction.
Reactants
15
A chemical equation includes the substances that ___ and the substances ___.
React, formed
20
When chemical formulas differ, they represent different ___.
Substances
15
A chemical formula contains ___ and ___ to describe the makeup of a compound.