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In general, how are word equations written to described chemical reactions

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Step-by-step explanation:

There are different type of representation of a chemical equation such as skeletal equation, balance chemical equation and word equation.

Word equation:

The presentation or expression of a chemical reaction in words i.e. by using simple words and sentences instead of formulas and equation and it doesn’t include numbers and symbols of elements.

For example

The chemical reaction

2H2(g) + O2(g) -----------→ 2H2O(g)

or

Word Equation

Hydrogen gas + Oxygen gas -------->Steam (water)

According to word equation the above equations will be represented as

Hydrogen gas combines with oxygen gas and produces water or water formed by the reaction of hydrogen gas with oxygen.

In this type of representation a person uses simple words for chemicals and processes instead of its formulas or symbols or arrows.

So no one knows about the reaction that how many atoms of reactants are involve or how many atoms or moles of products are form.

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