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What is a word equation?
What is a word equation?
A word equation uses the names of the reactants and
products to show what happens in a chemical reaction.
What is a word equation?
For example, when a piece of
sulfur is burned in oxygen gas
it produces a white solid called
sulfur dioxide.
A word equation uses the names of the reactants and
products to show what happens in a chemical reaction.
What is a word equation?
For example, when a piece of
sulfur is burned in oxygen gas
it produces a white solid called
sulfur dioxide.
A word equation uses the names of the reactants and
products to show what happens in a chemical reaction.
+ sulfur oxygen
sulfur
dioxide
The word equation for this
reaction is:

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  • 1. What is a word equation?
  • 2. What is a word equation? A word equation uses the names of the reactants and products to show what happens in a chemical reaction.
  • 3. What is a word equation? For example, when a piece of sulfur is burned in oxygen gas it produces a white solid called sulfur dioxide. A word equation uses the names of the reactants and products to show what happens in a chemical reaction.
  • 4. What is a word equation? For example, when a piece of sulfur is burned in oxygen gas it produces a white solid called sulfur dioxide. A word equation uses the names of the reactants and products to show what happens in a chemical reaction. + sulfur oxygen sulfur dioxide The word equation for this reaction is: