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Why do chemical equations need to be balanced?
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Why do chemical equations need to be balanced?

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Because if they are not balanced, then the amount of reaction is not equal to the amount of the product. You must have the same ratio of atoms on both sides of the equation because we are not losing moles of each element.
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