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Why must a chemical equation be balanced before youcan determine mole ratios?
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A chemical equation is a representation of a chemical reaction where the reactants are shown on the left and the products are shown on the right. The numbers in front of the chemical formulas represent the number of moles of each substance. Show more…
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