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How is a chemical equation different from mathematical equation?

Only chemical equation uses + sign
Only chemical equation uses arrow instead of = sign
Only chemical equation has numbers
Only chemical equation has minuses

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Only chemical equation uses an arrow instead of a = sign.

A chemical equation depicts a chemical reaction by utilising chemical formulae and symbols to depict the reactants, products, and chemical changes that take place. In a chemical equation, the arrow indicates the direction of the reaction and is commonly depicted as a single arrow pointing from the reactants to the products. In contrast, the equals sign (=) is commonly used in mathematical equations to indicate that two expressions have the same value.

While numbers are used to indicate the relative proportions of reactants and products and minus signs are used to indicate reactants or products in the form of ions, the arrow is the most distinguishing feature that distinguishes chemical equations from mathematical equations.

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Only chemical equation uses arrow instead of = sign

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