Chemistry GCSE
Balanced chemical equation
What Balanced chemical equation means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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A symbol equation in which coefficients are adjusted so that the number of atoms of each element is the same on both sides.
Topics that use Balanced chemical equation
- Atoms, elements and compounds (AQA GCSE)
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