Question

List two information conveyed by a chemical equation

Answer 1

A chemical equation is the symbolic representation of a chemical reaction in the form of symbols and formulae, wherein the reactant entities are given on the left-hand side and the product entities on the right-hand side.

Answer 2

A chemical equation conveys both qualitative and quantitative informations. Qualitatively, a chemical equation tells the names of the various reactants and the products.

Quantitatively- a chemical equation represents:

The relative number of reactant and product species taking part in the reaction. The relative number of moles of the reactants and products. The relative masses of the reactants and products. The relative volumes of gaseous reactants and products