7.2 Evidence of a Chemical Reaction
7.2 Evidence of a Chemical Reaction
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.