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In light of the law of conservation of matter, is this a complete chemical equation?

publish date2022/06/21 08:54:00 GMT+10

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H2 + O2 → H2O

Yes
No

Correct Answer

No

Explanation

It is also an incomplete chemical equation. The law of conservation of matter says that matter cannot be created or destroyed. In chemical equations, the number of atoms of each element in the reactants must be the same as the number of atoms of each element in the products. If we count the number of hydrogen atoms in the reactants and products, we find two hydrogen atoms. But if we count the number of oxygen atoms in the reactants and products, we find that there are two oxygen atoms in the reactants but only one oxygen atom in the products.

Reference

Beginning Chemistry v. 1.0


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