Question

What are the steps involved in blancing a chemical equation for kids?

Answer 1

first balance the main atoms
then try to balance light elemnts
at final balance the compounds like h2o
o2 co2

Answer 2

 Change the coefficients (the numbers in front of the compound or molecule) so that the number of atoms of the element is the same on each side of the equation. Remember, to balance an equation, you change the coefficients, not the subscripts in the formulas.