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Is N2 + 3H2 →2NH3 a balanced chemical equation? Is it obeying the law of conservation of matter?

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Yes, this is a balanced chemical equation, and it obeys the Law of Conservation of Mass.


A balanced chemical equation obeys the Law of Conservation of Mass if there are the same numbers of each type of atom on each side of the reaction arrow.


N₂ + 3H₂ ⟶ 2NH₃


Let’s check the numbers.


Atom On the left On the right

N 2 2


H 6 6


We have the same numbers of H and O on each side of the reaction arrow.


The equation is balanced and it obeys the Law of Conservation

of Mass.

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