Question

Based on what you’ve learned about the laws of conservation of mass and energy, why do you think scientists must make sure a chemical equation is “balanced”?

Answer 1

Well, if you base a calculation on a measurement from an unbalanced equation, you'll get an answer that could throw off everything.

Answer 2

"Based on what you know from Law of Conservation of mass and energy..."

what do you know about POCOE and POCOM

Answer 3

@Gabylovesyou

Answer 4

The principles of Convervation of mass and energy

Answer 5

and mass is the same correct... that mass cannot be created of destroyed, which means that what you start with must end with the same amount

Answer 6

so If the equation is not balanced or equal to each other what are you essentially doing .... say for Conservation Of Energy, you have this

\[Total E_0=Total E_1\]
\[2j=1j\]

Answer 7

in other words this says that you started out with 2 joules of energy and have 1 joule now.... what happened to the other joule? If this were a true statement, we would have just destroyed energy which is not possible

Answer 8

so in otherwords , if you don't balance a chemical equation, they will not be equal to each other resulting in a loss or creation of mass... which is impossible.

Answer 9

I'd phrase it like this

Scientists balance equations so that they won't get wrong results in the form of creation and loss of energy or mass. By balancing the equations, scientists abide by the laws proven by (scientists that proved the laws), that laws state that neither mass nor energy can be created or destroyed.

Answer 10

where it says that laws,, it's a typo ... it should say

that state*

Answer 11

you can paraphrase what i wrote also. But i'd say it in that progression

1. Scientists balance equations so they don't get results of creation and loss of energy/mass
2. Scientists do this because he laws are proven by (Scientists)
3. State the law

Answer 12

Dot do this to meee lol xD delete them please... ill explain in PM after u do lol

Answer 13

don't *