CuriousStudent Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Is there an easy way to figure out how to solve them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiot Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Is there an easy way to figure out how to solve them? Firstly you don't 'solve' chemical equations, you balance them. This is because a chemical equation is not really an equation in the mathematical sense at all but a description of what happens in a chemical reaction or process. For this reason modern chemists prefer to employ an arrow not an equation sign. You would not write reactants = products would you? Far better to write Reactants [math] \mapsto [/math] Products. Secondly in my opinion it is far better to use proper balanced equations from the start and not get into bad habits that can lead to errors later. Skeleton equations are not properly balanced. For example Mg + O2 [math] \mapsto [/math] MgO is a skeleton equation 2Mg + O2 [math] \mapsto [/math] 2MgO is the properly balanced equation. Does this help? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuriousStudent Posted October 31, 2016 Author Share Posted October 31, 2016 Yes, thank you very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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