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===About Word Equations===
: In a word equation the [[reactant]]s are on the left and the [[product]]s are on the right.
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|[[File:ReactantsProducts.png|center|400px]]
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: Word equations can be used to show the names of [[chemical]]s before and after [[Chemical Reaction|reactions]] but they do not show the numbers of [[molecule]]s or the number of [[atom]]s in each [[molecule]]. For that information you need a [[Balanced Symbol Equation]].
===Examples===
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|[[File:Hydrogen+Oxygen=Water.png|center|400px]]
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|[[File:Methane+Oxygen.png|center|400px]]
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|[[File:Magnesium+Oxygen.png|center|400px]]
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|[[File:HydrochloricAcid+LithiumOxide.png|center|400px]]
|}