Question

Discuss how you can represent a chemical reaction using a system of linear equations. Use the chemical reaction from your project 5 assignment as an example. My equation based off the last digit of my student ID 2 is as follows: KOH H2SO4 K2SO4+H20

Answer 1

`KOH + H_2SO_4 \rightarrow K_2SO_4 + H_2O`

Step-by-step explanation:

A chemical reaction describes the reaction between reactants to produce products.

A chemical equation is represented as a reactant present on the left-hand side of the equation if two or more reactants are present they are separated by the "plus" sign.

On the right side of the equation product is written and if more than one product is formed then these are separated by "plus" sign as in the reactants.

The reactant and the products are separated by an arrow, the head of arrow is in the direction of the product when the reaction is irreversible.

In the case of reversible reactions or chemical reactions that are present in equilibrium, the reactant and product are separated by a double-headed arrow.