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Why is it important to balance a chemical equation

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Because a balanced equation gives you the molar ratios of all the reactants and products for the reaction.
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It is important to balance a chemical equation because there must be an equal number of atoms on both sides of the equation to follow the Law of the Conservation of Mass.
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