chemical equation
Britishnoun
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Changing the direction of a chemical equation essentially swaps the identities of “reactants” and “products,” and so the equilibrium constant for the reversed equation is simply the reciprocal of that for the forward equation.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
Similar factors may be derived for any pair of substances in any chemical equation.
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By this convention, and the definitions of “reactant” and “product,” a chemical equation represents the reaction in question as proceeding from left to right.
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Write the balanced chemical equation for the reaction of an aqueous solution of HNO3 with CuO.
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“I used to know any chemical equation or macromolecular synthesis without hesitation. But with age, I am becoming less useful.”
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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