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what is chemical equation
A chemical equation represents a chemical reaction in terms of symbols and formula.
Reactants are written on the left hand side and products on the right hand side with an arrow pointing () the products between .
A chemical equation is based on the theory that atoms can neither be created nor destroyed. A chemical equation also follows the law of mass action that is total mass of the reactant and product involved remain the same .


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