Question

Distinguish between skeletal and balancedchemical equation

Answer 1

Skeletal equation :- an unbalanced chemical equation written in the form of symbol and formula is called skeletal chemical equation .
Example :- Mg+ O2 -------- MgO

Balanced equation :- a chemical equation having equal number of all the atoms in the reactants and product is called balanced chemical equation .
Example :- 2Mg + O2 --------2MgO

Answer 2

1. Skeletal equation:

A chemical equation in which the number of atoms of different elements is not equal on the two sides of the equation is called an unbalanced chemical equation. It is also called skeletal equation.

2. Balanced equation:

A chemical equation in which the number of atoms of different elements is equal on the two sides of the equation is called a balanced chemical equation.