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Differentiate between a balanced chemical equation and an unbalanced chemical equation.


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Balanced chemical equationUnbalanced chemical equation
A chemical equation is said to be balanced if the number of atoms of each element on the left-hand side is equal to the number of atoms present on the right-hand side.A chemical equation is said to be unbalanced if the number of atoms of each element on the left-hand side is not equal to the number of atoms present on the right-hand side.
The balanced chemical equation is always in accordance with the Law of Conservation of Mass.The unbalanced chemical equation does not verify with the Law of Conservation of Mass.
For example - H2+Cl22HCl is the balanced chemical equation as the number of atoms of each reactants is equal to that of the productsFor example - H2+Cl2HCl is an unbalanced reaction as the number of atoms of each reactant is not equal to that of the product.

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