Question
What does it mean for a chemical equation to be balanced?
The number of atoms is the same for both the reactants and products.
The number of each type of atom is the same for both the reactants and products.
The number of different molecules has to be the same for both the reactants and products.
The number of atoms is the same for both the reactants and products.
The number of each type of atom is the same for both the reactants and products.
The number of different molecules has to be the same for both the reactants and products.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
A chemical equation is considered balanced when **the number of each type of atom is the same for both the reactants and products**. This means that the total mass and the number of atoms are conserved in a chemical reaction, in accordance with the law of conservation of mass. Therefore, the correct option is:
**The number of each type of atom is the same for both the reactants and products.**
**The number of each type of atom is the same for both the reactants and products.**