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7.2 Evidence of a Chemical Reaction

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7.3 The <strong>Chemical</strong> Equation: Combustion <strong>of</strong> Methane<br />

• How many oxygen atoms are on each side <strong>of</strong> the equation?<br />

The left side <strong>of</strong> the equation has two oxygen atoms and the right side has three.<br />

Atoms cannot simply appear or disappear in chemical equations. We must<br />

account for the atoms on both sides <strong>of</strong> the equation.

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