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==Key Stage 3==
 
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===Meaning===
A [[Word Equation]] is a way of representing [[Chemical Reaction|chemical reactions]] to show the [[Reactant|reactants]] and [[Product|products]] using words.
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A '''word Equation''' is a way of representing [[Chemical Reaction|chemical reactions]] to show the [[Reactant|reactants]] and [[Product|products]] using the names of the [[chemical]]s.
  
 
===About Word Equations===
 
===About Word Equations===
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==Key Stage 4==
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===Meaning===
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A '''word equation''' is a way of representing [[Chemical Reaction|chemical reactions]] to show the [[Reactant|reactants]] and [[Product|products]] using the names of the [[chemical]]s.
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===About Word Equations===
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: In a word equation the [[reactant]]s are on the left and the [[product]]s are on the right.

Revision as of 20:42, 6 December 2018

Key Stage 3

Meaning

A word Equation is a way of representing chemical reactions to show the reactants and products using the names of the chemicals.

About Word Equations

In a word equation the reactants are on the left and the products are on the right.
ReactantsProducts.png
Word equations can be used to show the names of chemicals before and after reactions but they do not show the numbers of molecules or the number of atoms in each molecule. For that information you need a Balanced Symbol Equation.

Examples

Hydrogen+Oxygen=Water.png
Methane+Oxygen.png
Magnesium+Oxygen=MagnesiumOxide.png
HydrochloricAcid+LithiumOxide.png

Key Stage 4

Meaning

A word equation is a way of representing chemical reactions to show the reactants and products using the names of the chemicals.

About Word Equations

In a word equation the reactants are on the left and the products are on the right.