Question

What is meant by the skeletal equation ??

Answer 1

Dear student,

A skeletal equation is such a chemical reaction in which, the reactant and products are identified with their chemical formula but their quantity and proportion is not identified . For ex:

Formation of magnesium oxide by burning Mg -ribbon in presence if oxygen as:

Mg + O₂ -> MgO

The above equation is just a skeletal equation where the formulas are written but the no. of atoms are not balanced so the balanced chemical equation is ,

2Mg + O₂ -> 2MgO

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