A balanced equation has _____.

the same number of each kind of atom on both sides of the equation

the same total number of coefficients on both sides of the equation

the same number of reactants as products

an equal number of molecules on both sides of the equation

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A balanced equation has the same number of each kind of atom on both sides of the equation.

This ensures that the law of conservation of mass is upheld, meaning that matter is neither created nor destroyed during a chemical reaction.