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Do the same molecules have to be present on both sides of a chemical equation?
why or why not?

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Yes, the same molecules have to be present on both sides of a chemical equation. This is because the equation has to be able to be balanced, and without the same amount of each molecule on each side of the equation, it could not be balanced.
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