Why is it necessary to balance the number of atoms on both sides of a skeletal chemical equation?

Law of conservation of mass

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The number of atoms are representative of the mass of each element on each side of a chemical reaction

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The skeletal equation does not show all the elements

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There has to be a difference between skeletal and balanced equation

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The correct options are
A Law of conservation of mass
B The number of atoms are representative of the mass of each element on each side of a chemical reaction
Every chemical equation adheres to the law of conservation of mass, which states that matter cannot be created or destroyed. Therefore, there must be the same number of atoms of each element on each side of a chemical equation before and after a chemical reaction.

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How does skeletal chemical equations differ from balanced chemical equations

Q. Balanced chemical equations are equations in which the number of each type of atoms on the reactant side may or may not be equal to the number of respective atoms on the product side.

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H N O_{3} \to H_{2} O + N O_{2} + O_{2}

what is meant by skeletal equation ?why it should be balanced? balance some of the difficult skeletal equation?

A balanced equation is an equation for a chemical reaction in which the number of atoms for each element in the reaction is equal on the reactant and product side.

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