Balanced equations
What Balanced equations means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Used to identify the mole ratio between the two reactants, which is applied to find moles of the second solution.
Coefficients in a balanced equation give the ratio of amounts in moles of reactants and products.
Topics that use Balanced equations
- Atom economy (AQA GCSE)
- Moles (HT only) (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Mole calculations
- Addition reactions
- Atom economy
- Concentration
- Concentration and volume
- Economic factors in industrial chemistry
- Electron counting
- Evaluating competing reaction pathways
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