Question

Word equation provides more information than chemical equation.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

The word equation is a rough and longer description of a chemical reaction.

$\mathrm{Carbon}+\mathrm{Oxygen}\to \mathrm{Carbon}\mathrm{dioxide}$

It describes the names of elements or molecules participating in a chemical reaction.

A chemical equation is a shorter description using symbols and formulas.

$\mathrm{C}\left(\mathrm{s}\right)+{\mathrm{O}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)\to {\mathrm{CO}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)$

A chemical equation easily describes the number of atoms of the elements or compounds participating in a chemical reaction thus it is more informative than a word equation.

In the above equation, one atom of carbon combines with 2 atoms of oxygen to form carbon dioxide.

Thus, the statement Word equation provides more information than chemical equation is false.