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Please help me with this questions and give a brief explanation >_< I don't understand or get what it means :

Please help me with this questions and give a brief explanation >_< I don't-example-1
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Answer:

The answer to your question is: No, this equation is not balanced.

Step-by-step explanation:

To know if a equation is balanced, we must know the Lavoisier law of conservation of mass that states that " In an isolated or closed system, matter can not be created or transform".

This means that that matter in the reactants is equal to the mass in the products.

Equation

S + 3O₂ ⇒ SO₃

Reactants Products

1 sulfur 1 sulfur

6 oxygens 3 oxygens

As the amount of oxygens in the reactants is higher than in the products, the equation is not balanced.

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