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For each of the following word equations, write the balanced chemical equation:
(a) methane + oxygen → carbon dioxide + water
(b) barium + oxygen → barium oxide
(c) aluminum bromide + fluorine → aluminum fluoride + bromine
(d) lithium sulfate + barium chloride → lithium chloride + barium sulfate
(e) nitric acid + calcium hydroxide → calcium nitrate + water
What does balancing chemical equations have to do with the law of conservation of mass?
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Transcribed Image Text:For each of the following word equations, write the balanced chemical equation: (a) methane + oxygen → carbon dioxide + water (b) barium + oxygen → barium oxide (c) aluminum bromide + fluorine → aluminum fluoride + bromine (d) lithium sulfate + barium chloride → lithium chloride + barium sulfate (e) nitric acid + calcium hydroxide → calcium nitrate + water What does balancing chemical equations have to do with the law of conservation of mass?
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Balanced chemical equation:

Balance chemical equation can be define as the reaction in which number of atoms of all the elements on the reactant side are equal to the number of atoms of all the elements on the product side.

 

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