Question

What is the skeleton equation?

Answer 1

Skeleton equation:

• In the skeleton equation, the chemical equation does not have an equal number of atoms on reactants and products. It is also called an unbalanced equation.
• Example of skeleton equation: $\mathrm{Mg}+{\mathrm{O}}_2\to \mathrm{MgO}$

Chemical equation:

• A chemical equation is the representation of chemical reactions between the reactants and their final products. The elements of reactants and Products are written using their chemical formulae.
• Example of the chemical equation: $2\mathrm{Mg}\left(\mathrm{s}\right)+{\mathrm{O}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)\to 2\mathrm{MgO}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)$