Conservation of charge and mass
What Conservation of charge and mass means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Ensuring that both atoms and electrical charges are fully balanced across the equation, with the number of atoms of each element and the total electrical charge identical on both sides.
Checking that the total charge on the left equals the total charge on the right, and that atoms are balanced on both sides.
Topics that use Conservation of charge and mass
Related terms
- Anode
- Electrolysis
- Half equation
- Half equations
- Half equations and balancing
- Hydroxide ions
- Oxidation
- Oxidation and reduction
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