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• For an equation to depict accurately the amounts of chemicals  involved in a reaction, it must be balanced.

• The same number of each type of atom must appear on both  sides of the equation.

• In a flashbulb Mg wire and oxygen gas react to yield  magnesium oxide powder.

Concept 6. The importance of balancing equations for the quantitative study of chemical reactions

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