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What is a balanced chemical equation ? Why should a chemical equation be balanced ?

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A chemical equation in which the number of atoms of different elements in the reactant side is equal to the number of atoms on the product side is called balanced chemical equation.
A chemical equation is balanced to obey the .Law of conservation of mass. which states that mass is neither created nor destroyed during a chemical reaction.
Therefore an equation is to be balanced.
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